demobilizes
Ends military service
Demobilizes means to release from military service or active duty, returning troops to civilian life after a war or conflict ends: The army demobilized thousands of soldiers after the armistice.
More broadly, it can mean to disband or stand down any organized effort: The campaign demobilized its volunteers after the election.
Release of substance outward
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
stand-down · disbandment · redeployment · armistice · ceasefire · disarmament · demilitarization · reserves
Non-military population
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- retrainingAcquiring updated skills
employment · adaptation · rehabilitation · society · normalcy · homecoming · reentry · vocational
Agreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
settlement · accord · truce · stability · détente · rapprochement · treaty · peacetime
Reducing workforce or scale
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- contractionReduction in size
- drawdownReduction over time
Being without paid work
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
aid · refugees · healing · scarcity · infrastructure · resilience · war-torn · survivors
discharge
Release of substance outward
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- withdrawalAct of taking away
decommission · stand-down · disbandment · redeployment · armistice · ceasefire · disarmament · demilitarization · reserves · deactivation
civilians
Non-military population
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
retraining · employment · adaptation · rehabilitation · society · normalcy · homecoming · reentry · vocational · workforce
armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
diplomacy · settlement · accord · truce · stability · détente · rapprochement · treaty · peacetime · nonaggression
downsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- contractionReduction in size
unemployment
Being without paid work
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- displacementRemoval from usual location
reconstruction · aid · refugees · healing · scarcity · infrastructure · resilience · war-torn · survivors · PTSD
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