recruitment

noun

re·cruit·ment ri-ˈkrüt-mənt

Synonyms of recruitment

: the action or process of recruiting

: the process of adding new individuals to a population or subpopulation (as of breeding or legally catchable individuals) by growth, reproduction, immigration, and stocking

also : a measure (as in numbers or biomass) of recruitment

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But more than half of American states have lost scientists to recruitment programs in other countries, according to an April report from the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 The university says applications will be reviewed immediately and that recruitment will continue until the positions are filled. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Forcible recruitment of children has tripled over the past year — between 30% and 50% of gang members are now minors, UNICEF estimates. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 These technologies could support radicalization, recruitment and fundraising while helping groups conduct complex attacks across multiple domains. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recruitment

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1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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recruitment

noun

re·cruit·ment ri-ˈkrüt-mənt

: the increase in intensity of a reflex when the initiating stimulus is prolonged without alteration of intensity due to the activation of increasing numbers of motor neurons compare reinforcement

: an abnormally rapid increase in the sensation of loudness with increasing sound intensity that occurs in deafness of neural origin and especially in neural deafness of the aged in which soft sounds may be completely inaudible while louder sounds are distressingly loud

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