Demobilization

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demobilization \De*mob`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
     d['e]mobilisation. See {Mobilization}.] (Mil.)
     The disorganization or disarming of troops which have
     previously been mobilized or called into active service; the
     change from a war footing to a peace footing.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  demobilization
       n : act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including
           disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of
           factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves"
           [syn: {demobilisation}] [ant: {mobilization}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "demobilization":
     breakup, deactivation, demilitarization, detachment, diaspora,
     disarmament, disbanding, disbandment, discharge, disintegration,
     dismissal, disorganization, dispersal, dispersion, dissolution,
     mustering out, parole, parting, reconversion,
     reduction of armaments, release, separation, split-up, unbinding,
     unbolting, unbridling, unbuckling, uncaging, unchaining,
     unfettering, ungagging, unhanding, unharnessing, unhobbling,
     unlashing, unlatching, unleashing, unlocking, unloosing,
     unmanacling, unmuzzling, unpenning, unshackling, unstrapping,
     untethering, untrussing, untying, unyoking