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

Recent Examples on the Web

Immediately afterwards, recruitment began and Atleti hasn’t looked back since. —Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025

In The Athletic’s annual hope-o-meter poll, United and Arsenal supporters sat 5th (86 per cent of respondents optimistic) and 7th (84 per cent) respectively following extensive recruitment in key areas. —Peter South, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025

This digital output often serves as students' first impression of a sorority, so the rollout doesn't wait for summer to set into recruitment season. —Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The recruitment email created concern and support from local police departments participating in that program, NBC reported. —David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

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