DEMOBILIZATION
demobilization, demobilisation
(noun) act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; “demobilization of factories”; “immediate demobilization of the reserves”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
demobilization (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.
Antonyms
• mobilization
Source: Wiktionary
De*mob`i*li*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. démobilisation. See Mobilization.] (Mil.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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