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Demobilization

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of disbanding troops; the reduction of military armaments to a peace footing; the condition of being demobilized, and not liable to be moved on service. Also written demobilisation. See mobilization.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
  • Word Usage
    "In spite of housing shortages, demobilization is now proceeding fairly smoothly, and there can be no doubt that all veterans will be suitably placed within a very short time."
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