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 When Layal’s younger brother faces enlistment, she is forced to reconnect with her estranged sister to save him. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlistment

Noun

Going forward, the switch could drive up enrollment by around 2 million accounts per year.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
For the last several years, Olathe Schools has monitored declining enrollment numbers.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrollment

Noun

City spokesperson Jennifer Singer said that Smith is focusing on recruitment for Milstein’s role and Dignan’s former role, with no plans to fill the current vacancy.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The program will also focus on expanding volunteer recruitment and training, increasing community awareness, and growing its capacity to serve children in need of an advocate.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruitment

Noun

Shortages of skilled labor are restraining production in defense firms and across the economy, compounded by the emigration of several hundred thousand mostly younger people due to fears of conscription and political repression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of conscription

Noun

Under Starmer, Labour was elected in 2024 on a promise not to seek to rejoin the bloc or enter its single market for goods, services and employment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
This week’s releases cover both sides of the Fed’s dual mandate of maximum employment and stable prices, creating the possibility of a volatile stretch for rate-hike expectations .

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of employment

Noun

Budge’s appointment comes in tandem with Fable & Mane’s appointment of Rose Pilato, previously chief marketing officer at The Maker, as its first CMO as the eight-figure brand continues to scale.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
The board must still approve the appointment, a step that could come in the next few months.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of appointment

Noun

Roberts saluted Díaz for working hard to get back to an uncertain assignment.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
But Brian Stelter, the network’s media analyst, posted on X Friday that CNN had a pool assignment at the National Archives event and that the White House had approved the network’s credentials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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