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1. The act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
   - recruitment

1. Join the military
    
2. Hire for work or assistance
   "enlist aid, help, services, or support"
   - engage
    
3. Engage somebody to enter the army
   - draft, muster in

See also: enlistee, enlistment

Type of: accomplishment, achievement, enrol [Brit, Cdn], enroll [N. Amer], enter, inscribe, procure, recruit, secure, sign up

Antonym: discharge

Encyclopedia: Enlist