Mobilization

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

The act of mobilizing..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of mobilizing.
2. The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.
3. (geology) The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place.
4. (genetics) The transport of a copy of a gene from one chromosome, or one organism to another.

Example Sentences

a national mobilization to fight climate change

It's produced tremendous activism and backlash: there's been all sorts of demonstrations and mobilizations in civil society, there's been examples from the people from the Administration being heckled in a restaurant or not served in a restaurant, there's been a growing crescendo of conversation about what that means.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a key piece of legislation overhauling the country’s mobilization rules.

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• mobilizations
• mobilisation

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