recruitment

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
2. (countable, uncountable) A style or process of recruiting.
3. (countable, uncountable) The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.
4. (countable, uncountable) The full aeration of a lung.
5. (countable, uncountable) Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)
6. (countable, uncountable) A physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness, commonly occurring in those with hearing loss due to cochlear damage.

Synonyms

enlistment

recruiting

conscription

enrollment

induction

enrolment

employ

scouting

enlisting

placement

resourcing

hiring from another company

reinforcement

staff recruitment

hiring of manpower

acquisition

recruiting drive

admission

draft

gathering

hiring

impressment

levy

levying

mobilisation

Translations

recrutement

reclutamento

reclutamiento

Rekrutierung

recrutamento

reclutament

στρατολογία

werving

Einstellung

Werbung

Anwerbung

Verstärkung

coscrizione

assunzione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /

Etymology

From recruit + -ment. French recrutement.