recruitment

noun

re·cruit·ment ri-ˈkrüt-mənt

Synonyms of recruitment

: the action or process of recruiting

: the process of adding new individuals to a population or subpopulation (as of breeding or legally catchable individuals) by growth, reproduction, immigration, and stocking

also : a measure (as in numbers or biomass) of recruitment

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The most important driver is the unit economics of campus recruitment + making inexperienced, unproductive new workers productive. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The school districts’ joint lawsuit questioned the legality of the program and predicted immediate detriments to class sizes, staff recruitment and retention and student programming. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 The Fulton County Commission unanimously voted Wednesday to adopt a resolution formally opposing efforts by development authorities to reduce property taxes as a data center recruitment tool. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Alex was most recently Grimsby Town’s player recruitment lead. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recruitment

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1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of recruitment was in 1793

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recruitment

noun

re·cruit·ment ri-ˈkrüt-mənt

: the increase in intensity of a reflex when the initiating stimulus is prolonged without alteration of intensity due to the activation of increasing numbers of motor neurons compare reinforcement

: an abnormally rapid increase in the sensation of loudness with increasing sound intensity that occurs in deafness of neural origin and especially in neural deafness of the aged in which soft sounds may be completely inaudible while louder sounds are distressingly loud

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