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recruitment

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The act or process of recruiting; especially, the enlistment of men for an army.

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In America, conscription is unknown; men are enlisted for payment. Compulsory recruitment is so alien to the ideas and so foreign to the customs of the people of the United States that I doubt whether they would ever dare to introduce it into their law. Alexis de Tocqueville

Voroshilov was a striking figure, with a great deal of influence among the workers, so that the degree of influence of the committee on the workers and its success as regards recruitment depended primarily on him. Kliment Voroshilov

I do recognise that, where recruitment difficulties persist, teachers can be put under great pressure. Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley

Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom. Zach Wamp

Historically, Garton Ash belongs to the last levy of the Cold War, a cohort fired by an uncomplicated anti-Communism. His staunchness made him a natural candidate for recruitment to MI6, which propositioned him early on, as it had Ascherson in his time. Perry Anderson

Actually, I think this might be an Al-Qaeda recruitment film. Charlie Brooker

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