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mobilisation

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n.1.Mobilization.
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Noun1.mobilisation - act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"
mobilization
gathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
economic mobilisation, economic mobilization - mobilization of the economy
rallying - the act of mobilizing for a common purpose; "the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood"
2.mobilisation - act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
militarisation, militarization, mobilization
social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
arming, equipping, armament - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
conscription, muster, selective service, draft - compulsory military service
remilitarisation, remilitarization - the act of militarizing again


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[*] Then there remains the most interesting subject--that, as it is, has only been touched on incidentally--of the magnificent system of military organisation in force in that country, which, in my opinion, is much superior to that inaugurated by Chaka in Zululand, inasmuch as it permits of even more rapid mobilisation, and does not necessitate the employment of the pernicious system of enforced celibacy.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
From the tangle of messages we have picked up, I should say, without a doubt, that some form of mobilisation is going on in the North Sea.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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