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

While the department already consists of head of technical recruitment and analysis Maximilian Hahn, sporting director Mark Noble (whose remit is the academy), European scouts Georges Santos and Antonio Tramontano, and first-team scout Adrian Clarke, there is a clear gap at the top. —Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

Public Safety - early recruitment all high school, scholarships for education, an incentive for retention. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025

However, two months later, the 49ers fired coach Biff Poggi, and Verdugo re-opened his recruitment. —Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025

Since the posting went up in the middle of the school year, recruitment has become more difficult. —Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 24 Oct. 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