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[ kuh n-skrip -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ kənˈskrɪp ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft.
a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war.
Origin of conscription 1350–1400 for earlier sense “piece of writing”; 1795–1805 for current senses; Middle English conscripcioun <Latin conscrīptiōn- (stem of conscrīptiō ) a drawing up in writing, levying of troops, equivalent to conscrīpt (us ) (see conscript) + -iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM conscription con·scrip·tion·al, adjective an·ti·con·scrip·tion, noun non·con·scrip·tion, noun pro·con·scrip·tion, adjective Words nearby conscription conscious uncoupling, conscribe, conscript, conscriptee, conscript fathers, conscription , conscriptionist, consecrate, consecration, consecution, consecutive
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Example sentences from the Web for conscription When I reported for my conscription in 2010 I thought I would do my two years of service without anything happening.
Former Syrian Soldier Describes Life in the Army at the Start of War | Andrew Slater| September 4, 2013| DAILY BEAST
In Israel, conscription remains the rule and military service is the norm.
In Israel, Netanyahu Assembles the Coalition That Eluded Romney | Lloyd Green| March 22, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Bennett, it's true, demanded changing that agreement—once the conscription problem was settled.
The Single Issue Postponing Israeli Politics | Gershom Gorenberg| March 4, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Lapid will have to swallow a painful compromise on ultra-Orthodox conscription .
Obama Complicates Netanyahu’s Coalition Talks | J. J. Goldberg| February 7, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The hametz example may also enhance our understanding of the debate on the conscription of haredi men to the IDF.
How Israel Isn't Like Saudi Arabia | Yoav Sivan| July 30, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Having a weak constitution and defective sight, he avoided the conscription .
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4 | Charles Dudley Warner
I was a refractory, I evaded the conscription , that was all.
The Village Rector | Honore de Balzac
This I did for the Bureau of Conscription , which was found very useful.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital | John Beauchamp Jones
Regarded as a compromise between universal and voluntary service, conscription still maintains a precarious existence in Europe.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 | Various
Leaving this place deprived him of his immunity from conscription .
Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout | Alfred Bishop Mason
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British Dictionary definitions for conscription noun compulsory military service
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Words related to conscription enrollment, induction