mobilization

noun

mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce mobilization (audio)
1
: the act of mobilizing
2
: the state of being mobilized

Examples of mobilization in a Sentence

called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic
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The group is encouraging local chapters to continue organizing demonstrations, community education events, and voter mobilization drives. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 The party, with a decades-long experience in public mobilization, is striving once again to rally the people's support for its causes through occasions like this 50th war anniversary. Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025 Bush, who had overseen much of the United States’ wartime scientific mobilization, argued that the United States must not stop boosting universities’ funding. Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025 World & Nation Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close April 26, 2025 Up until now, Putin had refused to accept a complete unconditional ceasefire, linking it to a halt in Western arms supplies to Ukraine and Ukraine’s mobilization effort. Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobilization

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mobilization was in 1799

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“Mobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobilization. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

mobilization

noun
mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion
variants also British mobilisation
1
: the act or process of mobilizing
mobilization of glycogen
2
: the state of being mobilized

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