demobilisation
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Definition
Noun: 1. The act of discharging troops from military service and transitioning a nation or organization from a wartime to a peacetime state. It involves disbanding military units and reducing armed forces to a peacetime level. 2. The process of converting resources, industries, or systems from military to civilian purposes.
Usage
Demobilisation is a formal term, primarily used in military, historical, and political contexts. It describes a large-scale, organized process following a war or major conflict. * The government announced a plan for the demobilisation of the army. * Post-war demobilisation presented significant economic challenges. * The demobilisation of the factory meant retooling machines to produce consumer goods.
Examples
- After the armistice, the demobilisation of millions of soldiers was a complex logistical task.
- The country's economy struggled to absorb the workforce during the rapid demobilisation.
- Historians studied the social effects of demobilisation after the war.
Advanced Usage
- "demobilisation of industry": The shift of manufacturing capacity from producing military equipment to civilian products.
- "demobilisation policy": The official strategy and regulations governing the discharge of troops and the conversion of wartime systems.
Variants and Related Words
- Demobilize (verb): To discharge from military service; to change from a wartime to a peacetime basis.
- The soldiers were eager to be demobilized and return home.
- Demobilized (adjective): Describing a person discharged from military service.
- A demobilized veteran seeking employment.
- Demobilization (noun): The American English spelling of .
Synonyms
- Disbandment
- Discharge
- Muster-out (military)
Antonyms
- Mobilisation / Mobilization
- Conscription
- Call-up
Noun
- act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
- demobilization of factories
- immediate demobilization of the reserves