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

Dixon attended Saint Augustine High School, just down the street from SDSU, and remained close with the coaches from his initial recruitment. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026

Investigators say these operations functioned like businesses, with recruitment, management layers and structured systems designed to deceive victims. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

At this critical juncture facing our nation’s health systems, men remain an untapped group whose recruitment into nursing could make a difference. —Nicholas A. Giordano, STAT, 8 May 2026

Bloomberg Law recently reported that DOJ components have begun offering retention incentives and signing bonuses for some positions, including recruitment bonuses reaching as high as $25,000 for new hires. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 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