recruitment
Americannoun
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the act or process of recruiting.
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Physiology. an increase in the response to a stimulus owing to the activation of additional receptors, resulting from the continuous application of the stimulus with the same intensity.
Etymology
Origin of recruitment
Example Sentences
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Some 55 Ghanaians have been killed while fighting in Ukraine, the country's foreign minister said on Friday, promising a crackdown on illicit recruitment schemes luring citizens to Russia under false pretences.
From Barron's
As I've mentioned above, there are certain teams whose recruitment has been fantastic, but there are also clubs who have experienced the complete opposite.
From BBC
Earlier this month, the government of the East African country said it would urge Russia to ban the recruitment of Kenyans to fight in Ukraine.
From BBC
Dr. Dyer said: "It has been a pleasure working collaboratively on this project to redefine our understanding of immune cell recruitment to try and better treat inflammatory disease."
From Science Daily
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said investigations into "the circumstances that led to the recruitment of these young men into mercenary activities" were still ongoing.
From Barron's
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