recruitment

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/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /

noun

The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.

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Meanings

nounrecruitment (countable and uncountable, plural recruitments)

plural recruitments

  1. countableuncountableThe process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.

    'The recruitment of 72 new drivers means that we will have the resource to deliver additional services' said the spokesman.

    2019 October, Rhodri Clark, “TfW seeks PRM derogation for Class 37 sets”, in Modern Railways, page 87
  2. countableuncountableA style or process of recruiting.

    Tebow's and Bradford's production and leadership are undeniable, but their recruitments, offenses and personalities are vastly different.

    2009 January 7, Pete Thamel, “Tebow and Bradford: Different Ways to Reach Summit”, in New York Times
  3. countableuncountablebiologyThe addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.
  4. countableuncountablemedicineThe full aeration of a lung.
  5. countableuncountablemedicineOpening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)
  6. countableuncountablemedicineA 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 & antonyms

nounthe act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)

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Origin

  1. Frenchrecrutement
  2. Englishrecruitment

From recruit + -ment. French recrutement.

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Translations

Arabic تَعْبِئَة
  • تَعْبِئَة (taʕbiʔa)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Bulgarian рекрути́ране, наби́ране
  • рекрути́ране (rekrutírane)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • наби́ране (nabírane)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Catalan reclutament
  • reclutamentprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Chinese Mandarin 招聘, 招收
  • 招聘 (zhāopìn)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • 招收 (zhāoshōu)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Czech nábor, najímání
  • náborprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • najímáníprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Danish rekruttering
  • rekrutteringprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Dutch werving
  • wervingprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Estonian värbamine, nekrutivõtmine
  • värbamineprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • nekrutivõtmineprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Finnish rekrytointi, värväys
  • rekrytointiprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • värväysprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
French recrutement
  • recrutementprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
German Rekrutierung, Anwerbung
  • Rekrutierungprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • Anwerbungprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • Aushebungprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • Einberufungprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • Rekrutierungopening of collapsed lung alveoli
  • Recruitmentopening of collapsed lung alveoli
Greek στρατολόγηση
  • στρατολόγηση (stratológisi)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Hindi भर्ती
  • भर्ती (bhartī)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Hungarian toborzás
  • toborzásprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Indonesian rekrutmen, perekrutan
  • rekrutmenprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • perekrutanprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • penerimaanprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Irish earcaíocht
  • earcaíochtprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Italian reclutamento
  • reclutamentoprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Japanese 募集, 求人
  • 募集 (boshū)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • 求人 (kyūjin)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Korean 모집, 채용
  • 모집 (mojip)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • 채용 (chaeyong)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Latin conquīsītiō
  • conquīsītiōprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Latvian vervēšana, iesaukšana
  • vervēšanaprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • iesaukšanaprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Lithuanian verbavimas, šaukimas
  • verbavimasprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • šaukimasprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Malay perekrutan
  • perekrutanprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Norwegian Bokmål rekruttering
  • rekrutteringprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Polish rekrutacja, werbunek
  • rekrutacjaprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • werbunekprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Portuguese recrutamento
  • recrutamentoprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Romanian recrutare
  • recrutareprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Russian вербо́вка, набо́р
  • вербо́вка (verbóvka)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • набо́р (nabór)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • наём (najóm)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • рекру́тинг (rekrúting)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Slovak nábor
  • náborprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Spanish reclutamiento
  • reclutamientoprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Swedish rekrytering
  • rekryteringprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Tagalog pagsungko
  • pagsungkoprocess or art of finding candidates or recruits
Ukrainian вербува́ння, вербу́нок
  • вербува́ння (verbuvánnja)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • вербу́нок (verbúnok)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • набі́р (nabír)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • наймання́ (najmannjá)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • найо́м (najóm)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
  • рекру́тинг (rekrútynh)process or art of finding candidates or recruits
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APA

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“recruitment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recruitment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recruitment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recruitment.

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