(~s, mobilizing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'mobilise'
1.
If you ~ support or ~ people to do something, you succeed in encouraging people to take action, especially political action. If people ~, they prepare to take action.
The best hope is that we will ~ international support and get down to action...
Faced with crisis, people ~d.
VERB: V n, V
mobilization
...the rapid mobilization of international opinion in support of the revolution.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
2.
If you ~ resources, you start to use them or make them available for use.
If you could ~ the resources, you could get it done.
VERB: V n
mobilization
...the mobilisation of resources for education.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
3.
If a country ~s, or ~s its armed forces, or if its armed forces ~, they are given orders to prepare for a conflict. (JOURNALISM or MILITARY)
Sudan even threatened to ~ in response to the ultimatums...
India is now in a better position to mobilise its forces...
VERB: V, V n
mobilization
...a demand for full-scale mobilisation to defend the republic.
N-UNCOUNT