Definition of "demobilizing" [demobilizing]

• Present participle of demobilize. (verb)

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• "And now the Shiite ayatollahs, the Shiite leaders, are very clearly balking at the idea of demobilizing their militia because what they're seeing in the west is that the United States is not able to adequately fight against the insurgency, and the insurgency is strengthening the Sunni militias and they're seeing a fight ahead of them."
• "This morning USEC announced it was "demobilizing" the project."
• "We should not be naïve about the goals and tactics of these groups but Colombia has a successful record of demobilizing insurgencies from the 1980s and 90s; a negotiated solution may be preferable to the guerrilla groups dividing into hundreds of more criminal groups across Colombia; and public opinion polls indicate 74% of Colombians want their government to dialogue with the insurgencies."