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Act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
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demobilization
Word definitions for demobilization in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1866; see demobilize + -ation .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Demobilization \De*mob`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]mobilisation. See Mobilization .] (Mil.) The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves" [syn: demobilisation ] [ant: mobilization ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences ) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war , or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilize. n. The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously ...
Usage examples of demobilization.
Hell, senators are getting flooded with letters from parents, wives, and even our own troops demanding demobilization, the old bring the boys and girls back home.
No sooner were the Japanese surrender terms accepted, with no peace treaty signed and no occupation forces in Japan, than demobilization orders arrived.
Spanish-American War and the period of demobilization, 5,462 died in the various theaters of operation and in camps in die U.
He went through a demobilization centre where he was given a cheap suit, a small amount of back pay and a handshake from a sombre unrecruiting sergeant.
The demobilization of the armies, the closing of war industries, increased immigration, the homestead law, the introduction of improved machinery, and the rapid advance of the railroads had all combined to drive the agricultural frontier westward by leaps and bounds until it had almost reached the limit of successful cultivation under conditions which then prevailed.
And I’ll see to it, rest assured, even in the teeth of the demobilizations which are bound to come once the war is over.
And I'll see to it, rest assured, even in the teeth of the demobilizations which are bound to come once the war is over.
The man's tour in Berlin and his contract in the RAF was coming to a close, and he was due that Septem-ber to return to Britain and demobilization.
There was talk about his demobilization, and his music, and the Schola Cantorum.