recruitment

B2
US /rɪˈkruːt.mənt /
noun Freq #19923

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.

    'The recruitment of 72 new drivers means that we will have the resource to deliver additional services' said the spokesman.

  2. 2
    noun

    A style or process of recruiting.

    Tebow's and Bradford's production and leadership are undeniable, but their recruitments, offenses and personalities are vastly different.

  3. 3
    noun

    the act of getting recruits

  4. 4
    noun

    The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.

  5. 5
    noun

    The full aeration of a lung.

  6. 6
    noun

    Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)

  7. 7
    noun

    A physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness, commonly occurring in those with hearing loss due to cochlear damage.

Etymology

From recruit + -ment. French recrutement.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 noun · the act of getting recruits enlisting
Word family
Derived forms corecruitmentdecruitmentderecruitmente-cruitmente-recruitmenthyperrecruitmentoverrecruitmentpostrecruitmentprerecruitmentunderrecruitment
Related forms recruiter

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