Usage Note
Movilización most often refers to the large-scale movement of people for political protest or military deployment. The plural movilizaciones is very common in news headlines about strikes and demonstrations. It derives from movilizar, which follows the -izar verb pattern (the 'z' before 'c' spelling rule: movilicé).
Examples
"La movilización de trabajadores fue masiva."
Natural Translation
The mobilization of workers was massive.

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