mobilization
noun
mo·bi·li·za·tion
ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
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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The poll also shows that 79% of Ukrainians reject Russian demands for halting mobilization and ceasing Western arms supplies, insisting that any truce must come with strong security guarantees, such as NATO membership.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Those demands include a suggestion that Ukraine halts mobilization and any training of its troops, and that other nations stop supplying weapons to Kyiv during the ceasefire.
March 18: Trump speaks to Putin on the phone but fails to convince him to sign on to the ceasefire agreement.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine is open to a full ceasefire but rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands for a halt to arms supplies and Ukraine's military mobilization.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
But Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine’s military mobilization — demands rejected by Kyiv and its Western allies.
—TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Those demands include a suggestion that Ukraine halts mobilization and any training of its troops, and that other nations stop supplying weapons to Kyiv during the ceasefire.
March 18: Trump speaks to Putin on the phone but fails to convince him to sign on to the ceasefire agreement.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine is open to a full ceasefire but rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands for a halt to arms supplies and Ukraine's military mobilization.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
But Putin has made a complete ceasefire conditional on a halt of arms supplies to Kyiv and a suspension of Ukraine’s military mobilization — demands rejected by Kyiv and its Western allies.
—TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Mobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobilization. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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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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