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Noun: demobilisation  dee,mow-bu-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: demobilization)
  1. Act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
    "demobilisation of factories"; "immediate demobilisation of the reserves";
    - demobilization

Derived forms: demobilisations

Type of: social control

Antonym: militarisation [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Demobilisation