'Demobilization' definitions:
Definition of 'demobilization'
From: WordNet
noun
Act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves" [syn: demobilization, demobilisation] [ant: militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization]
Definition of 'Demobilization'
From: GCIDE
- Demobilization \De*mob`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]mobilisation. See Mobilization.] (Mil.) The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'demobilization'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- breakup,
- deactivation,
- demilitarization,
- detachment,
- diaspora,
- disarmament,
- disbanding,
- disbandment,
- discharge,
- disintegration,
- dismissal,
- disorganization,
- dispersal,
- dispersion,
- dissolution,
- mustering out,
- parole,
- parting,
- reconversion,
- reduction of armaments,
- release,
- separation,
- split-up,
- unbinding,
- unbolting,
- unbridling,
- unbuckling,
- uncaging,
- unchaining,
- unfettering,
- ungagging,
- unhanding,
- unharnessing,
- unhobbling,
- unlashing,
- unlatching,
- unleashing,
- unlocking,
- unloosing,
- unmanacling,
- unmuzzling,
- unpenning,
- unshackling,
- unstrapping,
- untethering,
- untrussing,
- untying,
- unyoking