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 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 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

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Noun

Coverage typically begins the first day of the month following the month the plan receives your enrollment request.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
District estimates suggest that enrollment at each of the five Success Academy campuses is expected to hit 332 students.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of enrollment

Noun

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

Definition of recruitment

Noun

Lee won gold three years ago at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and this time helped teammates avoid the conscription.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 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

After all, a few additional years of employment can translate to more savings, fewer years of withdrawals and a bigger Social Security benefit.

— John Csiszar, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Emerge continues to provide employment support for 12 months after placement.

— Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of employment

Noun

Van Hoorebeeck, who was 37 years old at the time of her appointment, had spent five years as creative and brand director for the Danish brand &Tradition based in Copenhagen, after a stint as head of interior design for The Office Group.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Al Hassan describes a doctor’s appointment where the doctor can review the patient’s history and risk information before deciding on treatment.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of appointment

Noun

No other reporter was available or willing to take the assignment.

— Richard Nichols, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

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