Definition of "recruitment" in English

noun

1. The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.

2. A style or process of recruiting.

3. (biology, ecology) The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.

4. (physiology) The full aeration of a lung.

5. (medicine) Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)

6. (medicine) A physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness, commonly occurring in those with hearing loss due to cochlear damage.