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
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Emily’s List said its work to support women running for office extends beyond independent expenditures to recruitment, campaign advice and fundraising help, including bundling contributions and introducing candidates to major donors.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Richmond reopened his recruitment after Calipari was hired by Arkansas on April 10.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 23 Apr. 2024
The Ducks had long been the leader with assistant Junior Adams, the 247Sports Big Ten Recruiter of the Year, running point on Perry’s recruitment.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
That follows the creation of a dedicated recruitment team and the approval of a new compensation plan, following ongoing issues with understaffing.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
Coach Case deserves the credit for the recruitment of Labaron.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
Its platform also aims to use AI to combat unconscious bias practices that can crop up during the recruitment process.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
Idaho doctors say the law has had a chilling effect on recruitment and retention of the state’s already slim body of physicians, particularly those working in obstetrics.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
Harvard is bringing back testing requirements while grappling with changes in the recruitment landscape.
—Janet Lorin, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Richmond reopened his recruitment after Calipari was hired by Arkansas on April 10.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 23 Apr. 2024
The Ducks had long been the leader with assistant Junior Adams, the 247Sports Big Ten Recruiter of the Year, running point on Perry’s recruitment.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
That follows the creation of a dedicated recruitment team and the approval of a new compensation plan, following ongoing issues with understaffing.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
Coach Case deserves the credit for the recruitment of Labaron.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
Its platform also aims to use AI to combat unconscious bias practices that can crop up during the recruitment process.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
Idaho doctors say the law has had a chilling effect on recruitment and retention of the state’s already slim body of physicians, particularly those working in obstetrics.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024
Harvard is bringing back testing requirements while grappling with changes in the recruitment landscape.
—Janet Lorin, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
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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
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