conscriptverb [ T ]
uk/kənˈskrɪpt/us/kənˈskrɪpt/US usually draftto force someone by law to serve in one of the armed forces:
He was conscripted into the army at the age of 18.
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Joining or leaving the army
- buy
- buy yourself out
- call-up
- cashier
- commission
- demob
- demobilize
- desert
- desertion
- draft
- draft dodger
- draftee
- enlist
- enlisted
- join
- join up
- recruit
- selective service
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conscript
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒn.skript/us/ˈkɑːn.skript/US usually draftee
Over half the army was composed of conscripts.
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conscript
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈkɒn.skript/us/ˈkɑːn.skript/
a conscript army
conscription
noun [ U ] uk/kənˈskrɪp.ʃən/us/kənˈskrɪp.ʃən/US usually the draft
Ever since the war began he's been worried that the government will introduce conscription.