mobilization

noun

mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce mobilization (audio)
1
: the act of mobilizing
2
: the state of being mobilized

Examples of mobilization in a Sentence

called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic
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In addition to winning gains for workers, the strike wave apparently also worked against Republicans at election time by increasing political awareness and voter mobilization. Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025 This is the way to build up a massive amount of high wage industries, the mobilization to get to a clean economy and provide the rest of the world with those clean technologies and clean industries and clean goods. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025 And because these platforms offer the widest reach, extremists not only regain access to mainstream audiences but also re-enter the cycle of radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization that smaller platforms struggle to sustain. Tamar Mitts, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025 That ubiquity is also why nationalism is so inescapable, and so powerful as a force for mobilization. Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobilization

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mobilization was in 1799

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“Mobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobilization. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

mobilization

noun
mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion
variants also British mobilisation
1
: the act or process of mobilizing
mobilization of glycogen
2
: the state of being mobilized

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