demobilization

demobilization
    n 1: act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including
         disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of
         factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves"
         [syn: {demobilization}, {demobilisation}] [ant:
         {militarisation}, {militarization}, {mobilisation},
         {mobilization}]
    

Demobilization \De*mob`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
   d['e]mobilisation. See {Mobilization}.] (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.
   [1913 Webster]
    

48 Moby Thesaurus words for "demobilization":
      breakup, deactivation, demilitarization, detachment, diaspora,
      disarmament, disbanding, disbandment, discharge, disintegration,
      dismissal, disorganization, dispersal, dispersion, dissolution,
      mustering out, parole, parting, reconversion,
      reduction of armaments, release, separation, split-up, unbinding,
      unbolting, unbridling, unbuckling, uncaging, unchaining,
      unfettering, ungagging, unhanding, unharnessing, unhobbling,
      unlashing, unlatching, unleashing, unlocking, unloosing,
      unmanacling, unmuzzling, unpenning, unshackling, unstrapping,
      untethering, untrussing, untying, unyoking