recruitment

noun

re·cruit·ment | \ri-ˈkrüt-mənt

Definition of recruitment

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

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The recruitment process is different now than in the late 1980s, when Edwards coached at San Jose State. — Clevis Murray, azcentral, "ASU's Herm Edwards shares positive message with coaches, athletes," 11 June 2018 The college-recruitment process, especially for top players, also isn’t a one-way street. — Taylor Lorenz, The Atlantic, "The Instagram Stars of High-School Basketball," 18 May 2018 At Yale, the society recruitment process is far more straightforward than in Dear White People. — refinery29.com, "How Real Ivy League Secret Societies Compare To The Ones In Dear White People," 7 May 2018 Travis Williams has since been handling Pappoe's recruitment. — Tom Green, AL.com, "Decision Day for 5-star linebacker Owen Pappoe and 4-star offensive tackle Wanya Morris," 1 May 2018 Silicon Valley has long been a draw for tech companies, but the high cost of living and housing in the area has affected recruitment for some firms. — Wendy Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, "ABCs from Alphabet’s new chairman, John Hennessy: Keep innovating," 21 Mar. 2018 These chemicals have also been shown to degrade corals’ resiliency and ability to adjust to climate change factors and inhibit recruitment of new corals. — Lindsey Bever, The Seattle Times, "Hawaii is about to ban popular sunscreen brands to protect its coral reefs," 2 July 2018 These chemicals have also been shown to degrade corals' resiliency and ability to adjust to climate change factors and inhibit recruitment of new corals. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Hawaii might be about to ban your favorite sunscreen to protect its coral reefs," 2 May 2018 Carton’s recruitment was one of the most highly contested in the Midwest. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "5-star basketball prospect D.J. Carton picks Ohio State over Michigan," 14 July 2018

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recruitment

noun

re·cruit·ment | \ri-ˈkrüt-mənt

Medical Definition of recruitment

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