mobilising
Getting troops ready
Mobilising is the British spelling of mobilizing—organizing people or resources for action.
Armies mobilise for war, activists mobilise supporters for a cause, and governments mobilise emergency response teams.
The word suggests coordinating scattered elements into unified, purposeful movement: They're mobilising volunteers for the cleanup effort.
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
organizing · solidarity · resistance · advocacy · campaigning · boycott · petition · sit-in
Collection of people meeting
- poolingMerging shared contributions
- marshalingArranging in proper order
- allocatingDistributing for specific purposes
- deployingArranging for active use
coordinating · assembling · harnessing · leveraging · channeling · directing · distributing · procuring
Organized distribution of resources
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- reservesResources held back
- battalionsLarge organized military units
regiments · divisions · infantry · artillery · logistics · conscription · enlistment · recruitment
Spurring into sudden action
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
- motivatingPrompting someone to act
activating · animating · invigorating · stimulating · spurring · awakening · empowering · encouraging
Setting something in motion
- triggeringCausing to activate
- activatingCausing to function
- commencingBeginning to happen
- startingInitiating an action
setting in motion · kick-starting · catalyzing · instigating · prompting · inducing · initiating · enabling
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
grassroots · organizing · solidarity · resistance · advocacy · campaigning · boycott · petition · sit-in · picketing
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- poolingMerging shared contributions
- marshalingArranging in proper order
- allocatingDistributing for specific purposes
deploying · coordinating · assembling · harnessing · leveraging · channeling · directing · distributing · procuring · stockpiling
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- reinforcementsAdditional troops sent in
- reservesResources held back
battalions · regiments · divisions · infantry · artillery · logistics · conscription · enlistment · recruitment · maneuvers
galvanizing
Spurring into sudden action
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
motivating · activating · animating · invigorating · stimulating · spurring · awakening · empowering · encouraging · driving
launching
Setting something in motion
- triggeringCausing to activate
- activatingCausing to function
- commencingBeginning to happen
starting · setting in motion · kick-starting · catalyzing · instigating · prompting · inducing · initiating · enabling · facilitating
mobilisingdemobilising
Releasing from military duty
disbanding · demobilizing · dispersing · standing down · deactivating
mobilisingimmobilising
Stopping all movement
paralysing · stalling · inactivating · halting · stopping
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