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单词 conscientious objector
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Word forms: plural conscientious objectors
countable noun
A conscientious objector is a person who refuses to join the armed forces because they think that it is morally wrong to do so.

conscientious objector in British English

noun
a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces on the grounds of conscience

conscientious objector in American English

US
a person who for reasons of conscience refuses to take part in warfare

Examples of 'conscientious objector' in a sentence
conscientious objector

Issues that police confronted included suspected spies and conscientious objectors.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He asked how many of us thought we would be conscientious objectors if a war came.
Paige, Frances The Glasgow Girls (1994)
But the defenders of those who are called conscientious objectors fail to perceive the real point of the present question.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Like other conscientious objectors, he was called to a tribunal.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A considerable part of the day was spent in discussing conscientious objectors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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