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

More than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Kyiv’s foreign minister said this month, urging countries to warn their citizens about recruitment. —Reuters, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025

Lastly, leaders must strengthen recruitment from under‑represented communities to build a diverse, culturally competent workforce capable of meeting the nation’s health needs. —MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

While Xiaomi steps up its recruitment, the Chinese industry is also facing a talent squeeze. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025

The campaign is meant to counter ICE’s ongoing recruitment push, according to the PAC’s news release. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 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