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

Kat also worked throughout high school as director of recruitment and as a chapter member of the International Children’s Advisory network, whose 35 chapters partner with local hospitals to support and advocate for patients and provide childcare while parents learn about diagnoses. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

Martinez said fostering a supportive environment will increase recruitment. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 29 May 2026

Smart recruitment will be essential in the first summer transfer window under sporting director Jason Ayto and technical director Mike Cave to avoid the customary negative impact on league form. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Both of these recruitments will be NIL-driven. —Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

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