demobilization (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *demobilization*:
NOUN	act	demobilization, demobilisation	act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops

demobilization > pronunciation
Sounds	diymow.bahlahzey'shahn; diymow.bahlayzey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *demobilization*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops.
Examples	"demobilization of factories" "immediate demobilization of the reserves"
Synonym	demobilisation
Narrower	disarming, disarmament	Act of reducing or depriving of arms
Broader	social control	Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
Opposite	mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation	Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency / emergency
Spanish	desmovilización
Catalan	desmobilització
Verbs	demobilize	retire from military service
Verbs	demobilize	release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

HyperDic: demobilization