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 In a country where enlistment is mandatory for most Jewish men and women, these exemptions have always angered the broader public. — Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 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

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Noun

Computer science departments at universities across the country saw record enrollments.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Her second son, Hudson, was born in February, and Critzer missed the enrollment deadline for him.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of enrollment

Noun

The report also anticipates continued shortages in technical and skilled labor, alongside closer integration of recruitment, learning and development, and workforce planning.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The resulting revenue would have been used to fund programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including investment in electric vehicles, charging stations, and firefighter training/recruitment.

— Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruitment

Noun

Rights groups have condemned the deportations, saying returnees – particularly the Rohingya, a Muslim minority group that accounts for most of Malaysia’s refugees – will face violence, persecution, and forced conscription.

— Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of conscription

Noun

Those with high levels of hope had better later outcomes in health, education and employment.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The convergence of young people’s anger over education and employment, fears of authoritarianism, and concern for the sanctity of the vote poses a serious challenge to the Modi government.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of employment

Noun

As the exhausting history of credit-card fraud and data breaches suggests, too many sites and merchants still don’t understand their assignment.

— Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
In September, Anthropic updated Claude to combine chat with Cowork and keep working on assignments after users closed their laptops.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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