demobilization
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom de- + mobilization or demobilize + -ation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdemobilization (countable and uncountable, plural demobilizations)
- 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 demobilizing.
Synonyms
edit- (UK) demob
Antonyms
editTranslations
editdisorganization or disarming of troops
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Further reading
edit- “demobilization”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “demobilization”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “demobilization”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “demobilization”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.