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

Part of it was due to returning vets, who were very alienated and were suffering from untreated PTSD and were ripe targets for recruitment by white supremacist groups that look for people with these kinds of skills. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

However, the aircraft’s removal from display, subsequent inspection, and reported recruitment of former Blackbird personnel suggest that the agency is at least examining whether the nearly six-decade-old aircraft can fly again. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Its responsibilities expanded into intelligence gathering, law enforcement, recruitment and policing other women. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Kiraly wrote in his public message that Loughran was vital in streamlining recruitment of officers, expanding safety and security coordination within District 35 and other local institutions and developing mental health support programs for staff. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 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