ENLISTMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of enlisting (as in a military service)

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("enlistment" is a kind of...):

allegiance; commitment; dedication; loyalty (the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enlistment"):

reenlistment (a renewed enlistment)

Meaning:

A period of time spent in military service

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("enlistment" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Derivation:

enlist (join the military)

enlist (engage somebody to enter the army)