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drafting collapse: the craft of drawing blueprints; writing a first version to be filled out and polished later

recruitment collapse: the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)

enlistment collapse: the act of enlisting (as in a military service); a period of time spent in military service

summons collapse: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant; an order to appear in person at a given place and time

novena collapse: a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days

medallion collapse: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered; a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"; any of various large ancient Greek coins

mobilization collapse: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"; act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"

ethnocentric collapse: centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own

induction collapse: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"; an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

counterintelligence collapse: intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

allegiance collapse: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

rite of passage collapse: a ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood)

snivel collapse: whining in a tearful manner; cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"; talk in a tearful manner

clannish collapse: befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior; characteristic of a clan especially in being unified; "clannish loyalty"

vigil collapse: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival); a period of sleeplessness

cover charge collapse: a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink

church collapse: a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"; one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship; the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"; perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"

levy collapse: the act of drafting into military service; a charge imposed and collected; impose and collect; "levy a fine"

legation collapse: the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

prayer collapse: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"; a fixed text used in praying; reverent petition to a deity; someone who prays to God

Mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

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