pospolite ruszenie

Literally, “common levy”. Calque of French levée en masse.

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.spɔˈli.tɛ ruˈʂɛ.ɲɛ/
• Syllabification: po‧spo‧li‧te ru‧sze‧nie

pospolite ruszenie n

1. (historical, idiomatic, military) fyrd, levy en masse (compulsory recruitment into the army of all male citizens or only of a certain specific group of men obliged to do so in the event of a threat to the country)
2. (collective, historical, idiomatic, military) fyrd, levy en masse (army made up of citizens recruited compulsorily into the army in a national emergency)
3. (collective, colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) group of people who are united by a common goal and want to pursue it together without having any professional training in the activities they undertake

• pospolite ruszenie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pospolite ruszenie in Polish dictionaries at PWN