recruitment

noun

re·​cruit·​ment ri-ˈkrüt-mənt 

1

: the action or process of recruiting

2

: the process of adding new individuals to a population or subpopulation (as of breeding or legally catchable individuals) by growth, reproduction, immigration, and stocking

also : a measure (as in numbers or biomass) of recruitment

Examples of recruitment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The report is not perhaps sufficiently detailed on the potential relaxation of merger/anti-trust rules to help build scale, labour market issues, talent recruitment and innovation – though these topics are perhaps slightly beyond its scope. —Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Brighton have lost not just a lot of players but staff and recruitment personnel as well. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025

At issue in this dispute over Education Department funds is up to $65 million in grants awarded through the Teacher Quality Partnership program and the Supporting Effective Educator Development program, which support teacher recruitment and training. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025

The legislation would seek to bolster recruitment, retention and well-being within this workforce. —Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

recruitment

noun

re·​cruit·​ment ri-ˈkrüt-mənt 

1

: the increase in intensity of a reflex when the initiating stimulus is prolonged without alteration of intensity due to the activation of increasing numbers of motor neurons compare reinforcement

2

: an abnormally rapid increase in the sensation of loudness with increasing sound intensity that occurs in deafness of neural origin and especially in neural deafness of the aged in which soft sounds may be completely inaudible while louder sounds are distressingly loud