noun

conscription

kuhn-SKRIHP-shuhn

noun

Compulsory enrollment for state service, especially military duty.

"Conscription was reintroduced during the war to bolster troop numbers."

How to Use Conscription

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe draft — being legally forced to join the military or perform state service.

Common pairings

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conscriptions plural

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_____ was reintroduced during the war to bolster troop numbers.

From Middle French "conscription," from Latin "conscriptio," meaning "the levying of troops."

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