enlisted

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adjective

en·​list·​ed in-ˈli-stəd 

en-

: of, relating to, or constituting the part of a military, naval, or air force below commissioned or warrant officers

enlisted personnel

the enlisted ranks

enlisted

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past tense and past participle of enlist

Examples of enlisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The facility serves as the Coast Guard's sole basic training center for enlisted recruits, and the improvements are intended to accommodate its growing workforce. — Michael Sinkewicz , Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Hegseth announced his latest assault in a speech Wednesday afternoon to a cheering audience of junior officers and enlisted men and women. — David Ignatius, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

The overwhelmingly white and male leadership commands an enlisted force in which 34% identify with a racial minority group and 17% are women. — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

During the exercise in Germany, a senior enlisted soldier familiar with the training scenario at Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels — about an hour's drive southeast from Nuremberg — said the plan is to run it several times a year. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1724, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing enlisted

• enlisted man

Rhymes for enlisted

• assisted
• blacklisted
• consisted
• desisted
• encysted
• existed
• insisted
• persisted
• reenlisted
• resisted
• subsisted
• unlisted

Kids Definition

enlisted

adjective

en·​list·​ed in-ˈlis-təd 

: of, relating to, or forming the part of a military or naval force in the ranks below commissioned or warrant officers