recruitment
- 1The work of finding new people to fill jobs or to join the armed forces.
Like a coach picking new players to join a team.
The store started recruitment for new holiday workers in October.
Recruitment for the navy slowed after the war ended.
Similarhiring, enlistment, recruiting, enrollment
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- 2A particular way of finding and signing up new people.
Like the different ways someone might invite guests to a party.
Their recruitment is friendly and relaxed, with no pressure to join.
The team prefers quiet recruitment over loud advertising.
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- 3The adding of new grown animals to a population once they are old enough to breed.
Like new young players growing up and joining the adult team.
Recruitment of young fish depends on warm ocean water that spring.
Good rainfall led to strong recruitment in the deer population.
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- 5The opening of collapsed air sacs in the lungs by gently raising air pressure with a breathing machine.
Like blowing air back into a flattened balloon to open it up again.
Doctors used recruitment to reopen the patient's collapsed air sacs.
The nurse explained that recruitment would help him breathe better.
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- 6An ear problem that makes loud sounds feel painfully loud, often along with hearing loss.
Like a volume knob that jumps from quiet to painfully loud with a tiny turn.
His recruitment makes concerts painful even at a normal volume.
Recruitment can make everyday sounds seem too loud after hearing loss.
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Origin
It comes from the word "recruit" plus the ending "-ment." It is linked to French "recrutement."