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

Recent Examples of recruitment from the Web

Going through recruitment may be more about finding sisters that will last a lifetime, but finding a pretty sweet crib to live in with all your sisters isn’t too shabby.

— madison rodick, Teen Vogue, "Most Beautiful Sorority Houses Across the Country," 25 Aug. 2017
If anything, that would give them a fillip of energy, a recruitment tool.

— kyle smith, National Review, "Destroying Symbols: Where Does It End?," 15 Aug. 2017
Recruitment, fundraising and adoption advice had been taking place via a club table at base community events.

— carol rosenberg, miamiherald, "Guantánamo Navy base cancels privileges for pesky cat-lovers’ club Git-Meow," 7 Aug. 2017
Full-time career paramedic jobs are available making average starting salaries around $50,000 in the region, Burlington Fire Protection District's recruitment and retention coordinator Greg Schultz said.

— chris mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "Fire departments take aim at paramedic shortage," 27 July 2017
But for all the aspirations to nobility of some of the students—or, more likely, their parents—the school itself prefers to highlight its rigorous academic credentials and increasing influence in the world of graduate recruitment.

— howard swains, Town & Country, "How Scotland's University of St. Andrews Became a Top American School," 24 July 2017
An IHSA official for 29 years, Grohovena also serves as the recruitment chair for the Inter-Athletic Council of Officials, an organization composed of 17 sports officials associations throughout northeastern Illinois.

— steve reaven, chicagotribune.com, "As officials leave the field, IHSA emphasizes recruitment, retention," 18 July 2017
BIXBY, Okla. -- A former U.S. Air Force senior airman is facing federal charges for his alleged involvement in a pipe bomb explosion at a recruitment center Monday night in Bixby, Oklahoma.

— micaela marshall, CBS News, "Ex-senior airman charged in Okla. Air Force recruitment center blast," 12 July 2017
Even one of those players leaving adds importance to Langford's recruitment.

— jeff greer, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville basketball | 8 questions for the Cards as they start key recruiting stretch," 12 July 2017

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First Known Use of recruitment

1793

Medical Dictionary

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