ENLISTMENT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

enlistment

noun

Definition of enlistment

as in enrollment

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as in recruitment

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Recent Examples of enlistment The group claims that HIV treatment has improved in the decades since the military initially categorized HIV as a health problem that disqualifies someone from enlistment. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2026 The rise in Hispanic enlistment is one of the most dramatic demographic shifts in the rank and file in a generation. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Old newspaper articles show glimpses of his life – a 1942 article announcing Lahti’s enlistment as a boatswain’s mate, him and his wife participating in a wedding, his mother’s obituary. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 In his first enlistment in the infantry, Capers stormed a beach south of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1958, with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Grammys be damned—BTS released one of the best albums of the year in Arirang, their 10th studio album and first since the seven members completed their mandatory military enlistment in their native South Korea. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlistment

Noun

Already insurers are requesting double-digit increases in ACA premiums again next year, partly because declining enrollment often means that the healthiest policyholders are leaving.

— Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri keep Kansas City as a priority in recruiting and enrollment.

— PJ Green September 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrollment

Noun

He was promoted into that global role in 2024, after previously impressing as Forest’s head of recruitment, following the club’s promotion to the Premier League in 2022.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
These rejections include supplemental health benefits, a night shift differential, geographic pay differential, a recruitment and retention proposal, seniority differential and overtime meal benefits, according to the complaint.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruitment

Noun

Muhonen, who organized the exercise in Kuopio, said that comes partly from the system of conscription which continued in Finland, even after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

— Emma Burrows, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Michtom had studied to become a rabbi before fleeing conscription in the Russian army.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of conscription

Noun

These surrogates, mostly in their 20s and 30s, provide companionship rather than specialized medical care, visiting, chatting, helping clients set up smartphones or accompanying them to medical appointments.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Rådström became only the second woman to lead a company in the DAX 40 upon her appointment in 2024 and is one of only 43 women CEOs in the Fortune 500 Europe.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of appointment

Noun

With the woeful Colorado Rockies coming to the Bronx, the Yankees could, effectively, treat those three games as the equivalent of a minor league rehab assignment for Judge.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
In 1963, Gloria Steinem went undercover for a journalism assignment as a Playboy bunny, exposing degrading working conditions that forced policy changes.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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