demobilization
demobilization Lexical Profile
demobilization Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status and discharging military personnel back into civilian life, typically following the conclusion of a war or major crisis.
"Following the peace treaty, the government organized a gradual demobilization to help returning personnel transition smoothly into the civilian workforce."
The transition of an economy, industry, or emergency response organization from wartime or crisis operations back to normal peacetime activities.
"The rapid demobilization of emergency relief teams began once local infrastructure was fully restored."
• Rhymes for demobilization
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 19th century from French démobilisation, formed from the prefix dé- (reversal) and mobilisation (from Latin mobilis, meaning 'movable').