mobilization

noun

mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce mobilization (audio)
1
: the act of mobilizing
2
: the state of being mobilized

Examples of mobilization in a Sentence

called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic
Recent Examples on the Web Delgado-Lugo recommends shoulder mobilization drills (here are some awesome options from SELF), arm swings, and arm circles. Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Sep. 2023 This body will completely integrate defense mobilization policy across various ministries and agencies. Hou Yu-Ih, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2023 The Democratic Party of Wisconsin on Wednesday and its allies are set to begin what its chairman, Ben Wikler, described as a voter mobilization project on par with its statewide get-out-the-vote operations. Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023 Black women show up at the polls and in voter mobilization efforts in even greater numbers, with turnout rates of upward of 66% in 2020. Time, 25 Aug. 2023 As a young American woman in a circle of (largely English-speaking) Greek women, Boyd was swept up in the fervor as mobilization began. Richard Byrne, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023 Here's how to do a mobilization backbend: Start in a split stance, with one foot slightly behind you and the heel slightly raised. Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 18 Aug. 2023 General mobilization has been ordered in Britain and France. Ashraya Gupta, Scientific American, 14 Sep. 2023 In 1988, after 17 years under the iron rule of General Augusto Pinochet, the country rose to shrug off the dictatorship through nonviolent mass protests and civil-society mobilization. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mobilization was in 1799

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Cite this Entry

“Mobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobilization. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.

Medical Definition

mobilization

noun
mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion
variants also British mobilisation
1
: the act or process of mobilizing
mobilization of glycogen
2
: the state of being mobilized

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