mobilization

noun

mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of mobilizing

2

: the state of being mobilized

Synonyms

• marshaling
• marshalling
• rally
• rallying

Examples of mobilization in a Sentence

called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic

Recent Examples on the Web

The call-up age has been lowered from 27 to 25 but other parts of a mobilization bill are still struggling to pass through the Ukrainian parliament. —Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024

The comprehensive mobilization bill that has yet to pass in parliament envisions three months of training for soldiers drafted during wartime. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Apr. 2024

At home, Ukraine has stumbled on the overhaul of mobilization rules. —Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024

Assignments ranged from leading social mobilization during vaccination campaigns in indigenous communities to promoting environmental protection in schools to organizing the first U-Report community in a DRC displacement camp. —Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

Ukraine’s new mobilization law, which has been under debate for months as the country faces a severe shortage of battle-ready troops, proposes lowering the country’s draft age to 25. —Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024

For over 50 years, Earth Day has been celebrated across the country, and the globe, through the mobilization for environmental causes. —Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024

The country’s September 2022 partial mobilization and other government initiatives have dramatically increased military output. —Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2024

For now, the Kremlin’s official position is that no new mobilization is needed. —Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mobilization

• counter-mobilization

Medical Definition

mobilization

noun

mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion

variants also British mobilisation

ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act or process of mobilizing

mobilization of glycogen

2

: the state of being mobilized