mobilization
noun
mo·bi·li·za·tion
ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of mobilizing
2
: the state of being mobilized
Examples of mobilization in a Sentence
called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic
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Ukraine's National Resistance Center (NRC) said on Monday that the Kremlin aims to replenish troop losses by strengthening mobilization measures.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The first Women’s Marches helped engage many of their participants politically, and that mobilization didn’t end after the marches concluded, said David S. Meyer, professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
One state legislator wants voters to decide Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s White House nanny was wrongfully convicted
What followed was the mass mobilization of white evangelicals into a movement known as the religious right.
—Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
European countries have substantially depleted their stocks by transferring older equipment to Ukraine, limiting their militaries’ mobilization potential.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The first Women’s Marches helped engage many of their participants politically, and that mobilization didn’t end after the marches concluded, said David S. Meyer, professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
One state legislator wants voters to decide Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s White House nanny was wrongfully convicted
What followed was the mass mobilization of white evangelicals into a movement known as the religious right.
—Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
European countries have substantially depleted their stocks by transferring older equipment to Ukraine, limiting their militaries’ mobilization potential.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Mobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobilization. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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mobilization
noun
mo·bi·li·za·tion
variants
also British mobilisation
1
: the act or process of mobilizing
mobilization of glycogen
2
: the state of being mobilized
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