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Definition of Enlisting
1. Noun. The act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.).
Generic synonyms: Accomplishment, Achievement
Derivative terms: Enlist, Recruit, Recruit
Definition of Enlisting
1. Verb. (present participle of enlist) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enlisting
1. enlist [v] - See also: enlist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enlisting
Literary usage of Enlisting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Red Book of Michigan: A Civil, Military and Biographical History by Charles Lanman (1871)
"Men enlisting or re-enlisting from February 5, 1864, to May 14, 1864, ...
Men enlisting from February 4, 1865, to April 14, 1865, (both inclusive,) properly ..."
2. The Writings of George Washington by George Washington (1890)
"In answer to that part of yours of the igth, in which you ask my advice as to
the propriety of enlisting prisoners of war, I would just observe, that, ..."
3. The New York Times Current History (1915)
"British Excuses for Not Enlisting (Report of the London County Council) The ...
States that he has no intention of enlisting except as a munition worker, ..."
4. Solving Crime Problems in Residential Neighborhoods: Comprehensive Changes by Judith D. Feins (1997)
"Enlisting Police Involvement Obtaining police support and involvement is an essential
... Enlisting police involvement from the start demonstrates to law ..."
5. A Manual of Public International Law by Thomas Alfred Walker (1895)
"(a) The neutral enlisting in a belligerent public service adopts the ... and the
hostile belligerent the neutral citizen so enlisting merely deposits his ..."
6. Students and the World-wide Expansion of Christianity: Addresses Delivered by Fennell Parrish Turner (1914)
"... LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY IT is an indubitable fact that the seminaries in this
country are the most potential opportunities for enlisting men ..."
7. Life of George Washington by Washington Irving (1871)
"Enlisting of Troops in the East . — Camp at Boston. — General Artemas Ward.
— Scheme to surprise Ticonderoga. — New Hampshire Grants. ..."
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