en|list|ment

en|list|ment
en|list|ment «ehn LIHST muhnt», noun.
1. the act of enlisting: »

Enlistment of help in an election takes long hours of persuasion.

2. the condition of being enlisted.
3. the time for which a person enlists: »

The old soldier's fifteen-year enlistment will be over in two years.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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