noun
mobilization
moh-buh-lih-ZAY-shun/ˌməʊbələˈzeɪʃn/
The process of preparing and organizing people or resources for action.
The flood-response team begins the mobilization of volunteers and supplies.
Etymology
Mobiliser expressed making something movable or ready for active service. Mobilization developed from making movable to military readiness, then to organizing people or resources so they could be put into action.
In context
a way this is a way to do it uh we have a just uh very quickly uh my apologies um we have a a map of uh the actual mobilization of people and equipment to Afghanistan
More examples
- Military mobilization brought reservists to their assigned bases.
- The campaign depended on the mobilization of neighborhood voters.
- Early mobilization of resources kept the rescue effort moving.
Forms
mobilization
mobilize verb — organize and prepare for action
Similar words
- organization
- Organization arranges people or things; mobilization readies them for action.
- deployment
- Deployment sends resources into use or position; mobilization prepares and organizes them first.