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

Teacher pay is a recruitment and retention issue, and NC is behind. —Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026

Both the Tenerife and Manchester offices will operate under Head of Studio Helen Brown, who leads on production, recruitment and talent development. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026

This wouldn't replace traditional asset recruitment, obviously. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026

Scott said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act funds 5,000 more CBP officers, 3,000 Border Patrol agents and 200 air and marine agents, but also includes money for recruitment and retention. —CBS News, 10 Feb. 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