enlistment

enlistment
noun see enlist

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Enlistment — En*list ment, n. 1. The act or enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor. [1913 Webster] 2. The writing by which an enlisted man is bound. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enlistment — index persuasion, registration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • enlistment — 1765, from ENLIST (Cf. enlist) + MENT (Cf. ment) …   Etymology dictionary

  • enlistment — [en list′mənt, inlist′mənt] n. 1. an enlisting or being enlisted ☆ 2. the period of time for which one enlists …   English World dictionary

  • enlistment — [[t]ɪnlɪ̱stmənt[/t]] enlistments 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Enlistment is the act of joining the army, navy, marines, or air force. Canadians seek enlistment in the US Marines because they don t see as much opportunity in the Canadian armed… …   English dictionary

  • enlistment — n. to extend one s enlistment * * * [ɪn lɪstmənt] to extend one s enlistment …   Combinatory dictionary

  • enlistment — Voluntary entry into one of the armed services other than as a commissioned officer. Enlistee voluntarily submits himself to military authority by virtue of his enlistment while inductee does not even v?? Clifford, D.C.Cal., 287 F.Supp. 334, 338 …   Black's law dictionary

  • enlistment — Voluntary entry into one of the armed services other than as a commissioned officer. Enlistee voluntarily submits himself to military authority by virtue of his enlistment while inductee does not even v?? Clifford, D.C.Cal., 287 F.Supp. 334, 338 …   Black's law dictionary

  • enlistment — enlist ► VERB 1) enrol or be enrolled in the armed services. 2) engage (a person or their help). DERIVATIVES enlistment noun …   English terms dictionary

  • enlistment — noun 1. a period of time spent in military service • Syn: ↑hitch, ↑term of enlistment, ↑tour of duty, ↑duty tour, ↑tour • Derivationally related forms: ↑enlist • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Enlistment Bar — An Enlistment Bar is an obsolete decoration of the United States military which was previously awarded as an attachment to the Good Conduct Medal. The U.S. Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard were the only services to… …   Wikipedia

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