Mobilise

Mobilise is a verb meaning to assemble and coordinate people, equipment, or resources for active service or use. It covers military preparation as well as civilian and organizational activity, including rallying volunteers, marshaling resources, or activating systems in response to a crisis. It can also be used metaphorically to mobilise public opinion or political support.

Etymology and variants: the word comes from French mobiliser, via Latin mobilis meaning movable. In British English, the preferred spelling is mobilisation; in American English, mobilization is more common. Related forms include demobilise/demobilization and immobilise/immobilization, which relate to the opposite or to making something immobile.

Usage notes: mobilise is widely used across government, military, emergency management, business, and civil society. It often implies both organizing resources and putting them into action, and can describe both literal deployment (such as troops or equipment) and broader efforts to activate people or attention for a cause.

Examples: a country may mobilise its reserves during a natural disaster; activists mobilise volunteers to assist shelters; the government announced plans to mobilise the workforce to meet demand. The term emphasizes preparedness, coordination, and timely activation, whether for defense, relief, or social campaigns.