Demobilization vs. Mobilization — What's the Difference?

Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary.

Mobilization is the act of assembling and readying military troops and supplies for war. The word mobilization was first used in a military context in the 1850s to describe the preparation of the Prussian Army.

To discharge from military service or use.

To assemble, prepare, or put into active service

To disband (troops).

To assemble, marshal, or coordinate for a purpose

The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.

To release or make available, as cells or chemical substances

The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing.

To become mobilized

Act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops;

The act of mobilizing.

The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for a action.

(geology) The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place.

(genetics) The transport of a copy of a gene from one chromosome, or one organism to another.

The act of mobilizing.

Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:

Act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action;