demobilization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
    demobilisation.
    • demobilization of factories
    • immediate demobilization of the reserves

WordNet

De*mob`i*li*za"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. démobilisation. See Mobilization.
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) 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.

Webster 1913