mobilization

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˌmoʊbələˈzeɪʃən/ UK /ˌməʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the act of organizing and preparing resources or troops for action

    The crisis triggered a rapid mobilization of medical volunteers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the act of organizing and... marshalingmusterdeploymentactivationrallyingorganization
Opposites
demobilizationdisbandment
Word family

Etymology

From mobilize + -ation, from French mobiliser, from mobile, from Latin mobilis ('movable'), from movere ('to move').

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