recruitment
noun
re·cruit·ment
ri-ˈkrüt-mənt 
1
: the action or process of recruiting
2
: the process of adding new individuals to a population or subpopulation (as of breeding or legally catchable individuals) by growth, reproduction, immigration, and stocking
also
: a measure (as in numbers or biomass) of recruitment
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When OPMs control recruitment, curriculum, and delivery, universities abdicate their educational mission.
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Scott White, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Spurs’ senior recruitment figures, including sporting director Johan Lange, deserve credit for renegotiating the fee with Bayern and bringing it down from €55million to €35m plus €10m in possible add-ons.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 June 2025
But the Park District said its lifeguard recruitment efforts led to 3,000 applications this season, up 55% from 2024.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Lopez said the department has reached some of the lowest vacancy rates in years as a result of Hagen’s hiring and recruitment efforts.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
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Scott White, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Spurs’ senior recruitment figures, including sporting director Johan Lange, deserve credit for renegotiating the fee with Bayern and bringing it down from €55million to €35m plus €10m in possible add-ons.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 June 2025
But the Park District said its lifeguard recruitment efforts led to 3,000 applications this season, up 55% from 2024.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Lopez said the department has reached some of the lowest vacancy rates in years as a result of Hagen’s hiring and recruitment efforts.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
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recruitment
noun
re·cruit·ment
ri-ˈkrüt-mənt
1
: the increase in intensity of a reflex when the initiating stimulus is prolonged without alteration of intensity due to the activation of increasing numbers of motor neurons compare reinforcement
2
: an abnormally rapid increase in the sensation of loudness with increasing sound intensity that occurs in deafness of neural origin and especially in neural deafness of the aged in which soft sounds may be completely inaudible while louder sounds are distressingly loud
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