conscription

[US]/kənˈskrɪpʃən/

[UK]/kən'skrɪpʃən/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. compulsory enlistment or draft

army conscription

the issue of conscription was a particularly tender one.

The reintroduction of conscription sparked off a major rebellion.

He was rejected by the conscription office because he was under age.

He’s been worried that the government will introduce conscription ever since the war began.

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