mobilisation
Definition
Noun 1. The act of preparing and organizing resources, especially military forces, for active service or action. This is the core meaning, often used in military or emergency contexts. 2. The act of assembling, organizing, and making something ready for use or action. This broader meaning applies to organizing people, support, or resources (like money or materials) for a specific purpose or cause.
Usage Examples
- Military/Emergency Context:
- The government ordered the mobilisation of the national guard in response to the flood disaster.
- The rapid mobilisation of the army prevented a larger conflict.
- General/Organizational Context:
- The success of the project depended on the mobilisation of sufficient volunteers.
- The charity began the mobilisation of resources to aid the affected region.
Advanced Usage
- "Mobilisation of public opinion": Refers to the process of organizing and rallying public support for an idea or cause.
- The campaign focused on the mobilisation of public opinion against the new policy.
- "Economic mobilisation": The organization of a nation's economy and resources to support a war effort or a large-scale national project.
- The period required total economic mobilisation for the war effort.
Variants and Related Words
- Mobilise (Verb, UK spelling) / Mobilize (Verb, US spelling): To prepare and organize for active service or action; to make something ready for use.
- The general mobilised his forces. They mobilised support for the new initiative.
- Demobilisation (Noun): The act of discharging someone from military service; the opposite of mobilisation.
- Mobiliser (Noun) / Mobilizer (Noun): A person who organizes people or resources for action.
Synonyms
- Assembly: The act of gathering together.
- Marshalling: The act of arranging or organizing in order.
- Organization: The action of organizing something.
- Rallying: The action of bringing people together for a common purpose.
Antonyms
- Demobilisation
- Disbandment: The act of breaking up an organized group.
- Dispersal: The action of distributing things or people over a wide area.
Noun
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act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
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act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
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mobilization of the country's economic resources
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