conscriptiveadj.

Brit.

/kənˈskrɪptɪv/, U.S.

/kənˈskrɪptɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin conscrīpt- , conscrībere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin conscrīpt-, past participial stem of conscrībere conscribe v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier conscript adj.

Of or relating to conscription or a conscription; involving or having conscription.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [adjective] > relating to compulsory enlistment

conscriptive1804

conscriptional1809

conscriptionist1905

1804 J. Bigland Lett. Mod. Hist. Europe vi. 170 As conscriptive enumerations more frequently fall short than exceed the truth, we may fix the population of Upper and Lower Hungary at 7,500,000.

1808 Morning Chron. 16 Sept. 3/4 Bonaparte has now 200,000 troops in motion..to be further augmented by a conscriptive force of 60,000.

1899 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Oct. 795/2 In a conscriptive country the sight of troops in the street is as familiar as that of policemen on Broadway.

1915 Morning Post 9 Feb. 4/4 It was possible to make a fair computation of the armies under a conscriptive system.

1996 S. Reich in V. R. Berghahn Quest for Econ. Empire iii. 72 The membership of the DAF was theoretically voluntary for German workers, but proved to be conscriptive in practice.

2006 Canberra Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. a2 I had nothing against military service—voluntary or conscriptive—but I was openly not keen on Australia's involvement in Vietnam.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	conscriptive
释义	conscriptiveadj. Brit. /kənˈskrɪptɪv/, U.S. /kənˈskrɪptɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin conscrīpt- , conscrībere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin conscrīpt-, past participial stem of conscrībere conscribe v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier conscript adj. Of or relating to conscription or a conscription; involving or having conscription. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [adjective] > relating to compulsory enlistment conscriptive1804 conscriptional1809 conscriptionist1905 1804 J. Bigland Lett. Mod. Hist. Europe vi. 170 As conscriptive enumerations more frequently fall short than exceed the truth, we may fix the population of Upper and Lower Hungary at 7,500,000. 1808 Morning Chron. 16 Sept. 3/4 Bonaparte has now 200,000 troops in motion..to be further augmented by a conscriptive force of 60,000. 1899 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Oct. 795/2 In a conscriptive country the sight of troops in the street is as familiar as that of policemen on Broadway. 1915 Morning Post 9 Feb. 4/4 It was possible to make a fair computation of the armies under a conscriptive system. 1996 S. Reich in V. R. Berghahn Quest for Econ. Empire iii. 72 The membership of the DAF was theoretically voluntary for German workers, but proved to be conscriptive in practice. 2006 Canberra Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. a2 I had nothing against military service—voluntary or conscriptive—but I was openly not keen on Australia's involvement in Vietnam. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1804
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