mobilization

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mobilization

/ˌmoʊ.bəl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Where it comes from

From French mobilisation or mobilize + -ation.

noun mobilizations · mobilisation

British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable The act of mobilizing. a national mobilization to fight climate change
British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a key piece of legislation overhauling the country’s mobilization rules.
British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place.
British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable The transport of a copy of a gene from one chromosome, or one organism to another.

Opposite: demobilization, immobilization

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mobilisation, militarisation, militarization, marshaling, mobilized, mobilise, mobilize, deploy, deployment, transfer, mobility, redeployment, rallying, movement, raise, build-up

noun

Opposite: demobilization, immobilization

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noun marshalling of troops and national resources in preparation for war

Español	movilización
한국어	동원 dong'won
日本語	動員 dōin
中文	動員 /动员 dòngyuán
Português	mobilização
Français	mobilisation
Deutsch	Mobilmachung, Mobilisierung
Italiano	mobilitazione
Ελληνικά	επιστράτευση epistrátefsi, κινητοποίηση kinitopoíisi
Română	mobilizare
Русский	мобилиза́ция mobilizácija
Tiếng Việt	sự động viên
العربية	تَعْبِئَة taʕbiʔa, تَجْنِيد tajnīd, النَّفِير الْعَامّ an-nafīr al-ʕāmm

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@misc{mobilization_2026,
  title = {mobilization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mobilization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}