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 In a country where enlistment is mandatory for most Jewish men and women, these exemptions have always angered the broader public. — Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Financial literacy requirements need to be increased for high school graduation and admission to any American university as well as any trade school or enlistment in the United States military. — Doug Wojcieszak, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlistment

Noun

In addition, Staples has become a contractor for TSA PreCheck and CLEAR enrollment photos.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
Kalshi also vowed to list contracts only after a trial had completed enrollment and to use employee verification technology for all traders participating in the markets.

— Karen James Sloan,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of enrollment

Noun

The administration should review Latino recruitment, hiring, advancement and retention agency by agency, using appropriate labor-market benchmarks.

— Aldrin Rafael Bonilla, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
Selecting a permanent chief requires a competitive recruitment process.

— Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of recruitment

Noun

Russian aggression has spurred Armenia and Moldova to look westward, and hundreds of thousands of young Russian men have fled the country to avoid military conscription while over a thousand Western companies have left.

— Stephen E. Biegun, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026
The outcome could determine not only who becomes Israel's next prime minister, but also the country's direction on military conscription, judicial reform, accountability for October 7 and its relations with Washington.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of conscription

Noun

The acquisition reflects the changing nature of aerial threats, particularly the increasing employment of relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft by state and non-state actors.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Sayed Mohassib, 27, the man charged with the fatal stabbing of Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez, previously served as a New York City police officer before resigning from the department in December 2022, according to official city employment records.

— Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of employment

Noun

The pledge also called for classroom screen-time limits and the appointment of a chief privacy officer.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Slaven also said more appointments were completed in fiscal year 2025 — which ran from October 2024 through September last year — than in any year of the Biden administration.

— Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of appointment

Noun

Kansas defensive end Leroy Harris III’s assignment was to rush the passer on the most pivotal play of the Jayhawks’ 33-32 loss to UCF on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Model procedures should provide timely notice, straightforward requests, and alternative assignments without academic penalties.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

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