enlistment

Other forms: enlistments

Definitions of enlistment
  1. noun
    the act of enlisting (as in a military service)
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    types:
    reenlistment
    a renewed enlistment
    type of:
    allegiance, commitment, dedication, loyalty
    the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
  2. noun
    a period of time spent in military service
    synonyms: duty tour, hitch, term of enlistment, tour, tour of duty
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    type of:
    period, period of time, time period
    an amount of time
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