en·list
(ĕn-lĭst′)v. en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists
v.tr.
1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces.
2. To engage the support or cooperation of.
v.intr.
1. To enter the armed forces.
2. To participate actively in a cause or enterprise.
en·list′ment n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  enlistment - a period of time spent in military serviceperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| 2. | enlistment - the act of enlisting (as in a military service) allegiance, commitment, loyalty, dedication - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" reenlistment - a renewed enlistment |
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
enlistment
[ɪnˈlɪstmənt] n (= joining) (into the armed forces) → engagement m
(= period of service) → engagement m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enlistment
n (of soldiers, recruits, = enlisting) → Meldung f; (= being enlisted) → Einziehung f; (of supporters, collaborators) → Anwerbung f, → Gewinnung f; (of assistance, support) → Gewinnung f
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