Meaning & use
Demobilization
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The process of disbanding armed forces or releasing personnel from active military service.
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The country began mass demobilization once the peace treaty was signed.
Economic instability followed the sudden demobilization of soldiers after the war.
A note on using this word
The direct opposite of "mobilization," and a key stage historians study when analyzing postwar economic and social change.
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