enlistment

noun

Definition of enlistmentnext
1
as in enrollment

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2
as in recruitment

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  1. recruitment
  2. conscription
  3. employment
  4. appointment
  5. assignment
Noun
  • But as the company looked to meet its growing demand for talent, traditional recruitment methods weren’t yielding the number, quality, or diversity of candidates Giant Noise required to serve a multicultural Texas client base or reach a national consumer audience.
    Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Many workers went into debt paying recruitment fees, travel expenses, visa costs and other expenses necessary to obtain their work permits, the lawsuit states.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of recruitment
Noun
  • They can’t be moved or left behind and her husband, who is of conscription age, is not allowed to leave Ukraine.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Manpower also remains a constant strain, and conversations continue in Ukraine about lowering the minimum conscription age from 25 to 18 to bolster available troop numbers.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of conscription
Noun
  • Even President Joe Biden’s big spending in 2021 took place in an economy with depressed employment, and the inflationary impact was further mitigated by a surge in immigration, which expanded the labor force and helped create the capacity to meet higher demand.
    Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The data, sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, includes average income, percentage of employment, job creation and job destruction, with each state ranked for its overall performance across these key areas.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of employment
Noun
  • To make this easier, appointments are not required.
    Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
  • City leaders have two options: an appointment or a special election.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of appointment
Noun
  • Last year, in the wake of an independent investigation looking into the misconduct of the Cupertino City Council, Moore and fellow Councilmember Liang Chao were stripped of their committee assignments.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Studies show that students without an internet connection at home have a harder time than their peers, with roughly 17% unable to complete homework assignments.
    Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of assignment
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