Noun: mobilization ,mow-bu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,mow-bi-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency
"The mobilization of the border region increased tensions between the neighbouring countries";
- mobilisation [Brit], militarization, militarisation [Brit]
- Act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
"mobilization of the country's economic resources";
- mobilisation [Brit]
Derived forms: mobilizations
Type of: assemblage, assembly, gathering, social control
Encyclopedia: Mobilization