Meaning of DEMOBILIZATION
| Pronunciation: | | deem`owbulIz'eyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves" |
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| | Synonyms: | | demobilisation |
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| | Antonyms: | | militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization | | |
| | See Also: | | disarmament, disarming, social control | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*mob`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
d['e]mobilisation. See {Mobilization}.] (Mil.)
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have
previously been mobilized or called into active service; the
change from a war footing to a peace footing.
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| | Related Terms: | | breakup, deactivation, demilitarization, detachment, diaspora, disarmament, disbanding, disbandment, discharge, disintegration, dismissal, disorganization, dispersal, dispersion, dissolution, mustering out, parole, parting, reconversion, reduction of armaments, release, separation, split-up, unbinding, unbolting, unbridling, unbuckling, uncaging, unchaining, unfettering, ungagging, unhanding, unharnessing, unhobbling, unlashing, unlatching, unleashing, unlocking, unloosing, unmanacling, unmuzzling, unpenning, unshackling, unstrapping, untethering, untrussing, untying, unyoking |
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