Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; the levying of soldiers or sailors by voluntary enrolment.
- noun The writing by which a soldier (other than one who has entered the military service under a commission as an officer) is bound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor.
- noun The writing by which an enlisted man is bound.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Voluntary service based on an individuals' desire to serve a cause.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a period of time spent in military service
- noun the act of enlisting (as in a military service)
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Examples
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For starters, how about free tuition & books at any state university in exchange for a one term enlistment?
"Make no mistake, Mr Obama is a once-in-a-generation possibility."
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I mean, with wars going in two nations most Americans can't find on a map and thousands dying or coming home in pieces after having their deployments extended over and over again (while at the same time being prevented from leaving the service when their enlistment is up), who wouldn't rather obsesses over some missing white woman or other, or bemoan the steroidal state of professional baseball?
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An enlistment is a contract in a very formal sense.
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An enlistment is a contract in a very formal sense.
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Our legislation encourages more young Americans to serve in the military by allowing the Defense Department to create a new, shorter-term enlistment option.
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All of these young republicans, if they are so behind the war and this administration, SHOULD enlist – espescially since enlistment is so low.
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Army enlistment is up more than ever, and the United States Army has to turn away recruits, ensuring that only the best and the brightest end up in Iraq.
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Several companies asserted that to conscript them after the expiration of their term of enlistment was a breach of faith.
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Several companies asserted that to conscript them after the expiration of their term of enlistment was a breach of faith.
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Toward the end of May, Washington left for Philadelphia to confer with Congress about ways in which to strengthen the army, and it was unanimously agreed to extend the term of enlistment for each recruit to three years.
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