demobilize
Release from service
To demobilize is to disband military forces or release them from active service, typically after a war ends: Troops were demobilized and sent home.
The word extends to any organized effort that winds down: The campaign demobilized its volunteers after the election.
The opposite of mobilize.
Paid occupation status
- civilianNon-military person
- jobPaid position of employment
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
retraining · skills · occupation · profession · workplace · hiring · unemployment · transition
Agreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- disbandmentFormal termination of group
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
standdown · withdrawal · demilitarization · decommissioning · repatriation · redeployment · disengagement · surrender
Agreement to cease hostilities
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
settlement · accord · reconciliation · treaty · détente · pacification · nonviolence · peacekeeping
Experienced former soldier
- separationState of being apart
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- serviceAid or maintenance
- farewellLeave-taking expression
terminal · release · disbandment · exit · departure · transition · papers · benefits
Alteration to improve fit
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- readjustmentModifying something again
reacclimation · support · services · training · reentry · adaptation · PTSD · trauma
Rebuilding after destruction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
resettlement · infrastructure · development · aid · relief · restoration · reparation · normalization
employment
Paid occupation status
labor · retraining · skills · occupation · profession · workplace · hiring · unemployment · transition · vocational
armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- disbandmentFormal termination of group
disarmament · standdown · withdrawal · demilitarization · decommissioning · repatriation · redeployment · disengagement · surrender · retreat
armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
negotiation · settlement · accord · reconciliation · treaty · détente · pacification · nonviolence · peacekeeping · mediation
veteran
Experienced former soldier
- separationState of being apart
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- serviceAid or maintenance
farewell · terminal · release · disbandment · exit · departure · transition · papers · benefits · ceremony
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
readjustment · reacclimation · support · services · training · reentry · adaptation · PTSD · trauma · family
reconstruction
Rebuilding after destruction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
rehabilitation · resettlement · infrastructure · development · aid · relief · restoration · reparation · normalization · peacekeeping
- demobilizationdisband, disbanding, disbandment, mustering out, discharge papers
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- shutdownshut down, power down, power off, turn off, switch off
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