Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun enlistment
2 senses of enlistment
Sense 1
enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour -- (a period of time spent in military service)
=> time period, period of time, period -- (an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period")
Sense 2
enlistment -- (the act of enlisting (as in a military service))
=> commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication -- (the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team")