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conscript::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | draftee, inductee |
| Type of | military personnel, serviceman, man, military man |
conscript::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | enlist |
| Derivation | conscription |
The men were conscripted.
Examples of conscript
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One, a 19-year old conscript, had been shooting at protesters a week beforehand.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I can't believe we still have this kind of conscript labour in this day and age.
From the guardian.co.uk
A young Iraqi conscript had attempted to desert and was cut down by his own men.
From the time.com
His death echoes the alleged suicide of conscript Alexander Mazhuga in June 2009.
From the time.com
As both a German and a conscript, Walter had no particular loyalty to Napoleon.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She proposes that we conscript, that is, draft laborers for agricultural work.
From the signonsandiego.com
It has more hinterland, and is harder to conscript and encompass in a single view.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Soviet military is not like the Chinese one, its mainly made of conscript.
From the economist.com
Now, he is a conscript to the cause of changing the mental health care system.
From the sacbee.com
- Draftee: someone who is drafted into military service
- Enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"
- (conscription) compulsory military service
- The Conscript (De loteling) is a 1974 Belgian drama film directed by Roland Verhavert. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.
- (conscription) involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority
- (Conscripted) Forcing individuals to enroll for service in the armed forces.
- (conscription) Both the Confederates (in 1862) and the Union (in 1863) raised manpower during the Civil War by military draft, or conscription. This coercive measure was resented in both the North and the South and was the cause of a riot in New York City. ...
- (Conscription) Free men fighting against their will.
- The fake TV show script was meant to fool people, so it was called the conscript.
