Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
recruit - enlist
English answer:
Commandeer
Added to glossary by
Rutie Eckdish
Feb 28, 2005 18:47
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recruit - enlist
English
Law/Patents
Military / Defense
Military terminology
When dealing with equipment: cars, armament, etc. to the army, do you recruit it, can you enlist it or can you suggest other term for "taking in" by order or by force?
Responses
| 4 +2 | Commandeer |
Jackie Bowman
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| 5 +6 | requisition |
Mats Wiman
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| 3 | appropriate |
Alexander Demyanov
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| 3 | mobilization |
Clauwolf
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Selected
Commandeer
... is a possibility.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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3 mins
Alexander Demyanov
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
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8
appropriate
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+6
3 mins
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Specializes in field
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm) 
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
requisition
Declined
Your requisistion vessels, vehicles, horses and material belonging to others
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-02-28 18:54:53 GMT)
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Oxford Concise:
an official order laying claim to the use of property or materials.
Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry:2requisition
Pronunciation:*
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:requisitioned ; requisitioned ; requisitioning \\-sh(*)ni*\\ ; requisitions
: to make a requisition for : demand or call for with authority : require to be furnished *officers have been authorized T to requisition billeting facilities— H.S.Truman* *during the war most of the hotels were requisitioned— S.P.B.Mais* *requisition equipment from the supply officer*
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-02-28 18:54:53 GMT)
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Oxford Concise:
an official order laying claim to the use of property or materials.
Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry:2requisition
Pronunciation:*
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:requisitioned ; requisitioned ; requisitioning \\-sh(*)ni*\\ ; requisitions
: to make a requisition for : demand or call for with authority : require to be furnished *officers have been authorized T to requisition billeting facilities— H.S.Truman* *during the war most of the hotels were requisitioned— S.P.B.Mais* *requisition equipment from the supply officer*
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexander Demyanov
0 min
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| agree |
Melanie Nassar
7 mins
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| agree |
Quicksilver
19 mins
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| agree |
Marie Andersson (Allen)
1 hr
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| agree |
Tony M
: If done on an official basis, yes...
1 hr
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| agree |
Tsogt Gombosuren
7 hrs
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Comment: "This is too forceful: I am looking for a word that is equal to personnel volunteer recruitment "
7 mins
mobilization
:)
Mobilization requires particularly close coordination of effort among the Department
of Defense, combatant commands, and Service headquarters and between the ...
www.thelightningpress.com/smartbooks/ jointforces/adobe/JFOW%20Chap%207.pdf - Resultado Adicional - Páginas Semelhantes
Mobilization requires particularly close coordination of effort among the Department
of Defense, combatant commands, and Service headquarters and between the ...
www.thelightningpress.com/smartbooks/ jointforces/adobe/JFOW%20Chap%207.pdf - Resultado Adicional - Páginas Semelhantes
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