enlistment

noun

Definition of enlistmentnext
1
as in enrollment

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2
as in recruitment

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Recent Examples of enlistment All seven members returned to group activities last year following their mandatory military enlistment in their home country of South Korea to world on a new album. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026 Earlier this week, the Knesset passed two bills that effectively halt the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men in the military in an attempt to ensure ultra-Orthodox parties join Netanyahu’s coalition in the next government. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The Battle of Rhode Island Association says the General Assembly passed legislation which officially allowed for the enlistment of Black and Native American soldiers in February of 1778. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026 The film chronicles the popular singer Jeong Dong-won during his final arena performance and preparations prior to his mandatory military enlistment. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026 Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrated across Israel on Monday, blocking roads and trains and setting cars on fire to protest mandatory enlistment in Israel’s military. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 The skilled trades are a viable, but often overlooked, option for veterans looking to transition out of their enlistment. — Rose Van Alstine, Fortune, 26 May 2026 Marine recruits raised their right hands and took the oath of enlistment, choosing to serve on a day already steeped in meaning. — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 25 May 2026 The minimum age of enlistment during the War of 1812 was eighteen. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
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  1. enrollment
  2. recruitment
  3. conscription
  4. employment
  5. appointment
  6. assignment
Noun
  • Their income will be compared to the median earnings of working adults aged 25 to 34 with only a high school diploma either in the state where the college is located or nationally if the intuition has high rates of out-of-state enrollment.
    — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • California schools have faced significant enrollment declines in recent years.
    — Chaewon Chung July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of enrollment
Noun
  • As Jeff recognizes, college doesn’t have a recruitment problem.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Fedorov, 35, has been credited with an innovative approach to technology and recruitment but clashed with others in Ukraine’s defense establishment.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
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Noun
  • The halftime show performers BTS (co-headliner) The popular K-pop group returns after military conscription forced its multi-year hiatus.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Oleksandr Merezhko, a lawmaker with Zelenskyy's party, told NPR Zelenskyy fired Fedorov because the 35-year old minister clashed with old-school military generals and due to his controversial reforms on military conscription.
    — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 16 July 2026
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  • And many nonprofits do help with other re-entry services like getting identification documents or employment counseling.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • There’s also widespread debate around how AI is used in employment decisions, productivity metrics, and employee assessments.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of employment
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  • Some plans may also offer additional benefits, including vision, dental, rides to appointments, over-the-counter medications and a fitness program.
    — Michelle Marchante July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • If neck pain persists past a week, if headaches become chronic or if numbness or tingling reaches the arms or hands, that’s the threshold to book an appointment — not a signal to push through.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of appointment
Noun
  • None of these books are Pulitzer Prize winners or future AP English assignments.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
  • Pitcher Drew Thorpe began a rehab assignment Saturday with the Arizona Complex League White Sox.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of assignment

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