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/en list"meuhnt/, n.1. the period of time for which one is committed to military service.2. an act of enlisting.[1740-50; ENLIST + -MENT]
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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
