About The Word Conscription
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Conscription
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What's The Definition Of Conscription?
[n] compulsory military service
Synonyms | Synonyms for Conscription: draft | muster | selective service Related Terms | Find terms related to Conscription: bugle call | call | call to arms | call-up | catchword | clarion | clarion call | compulsory military service | draft | draft call | drafting | enlistment | enrollment | exhortation | go for broke | gung ho | impressment | induction | levy | mobilization | muster | press | rally | rallying cry | rebel yell | recruiting | recruitment | selective service | slogan | summons | trumpet call | war cry | war whoop | watchword See Also | levy | levy en masse | militarisation | militarization | mobilisation | mobilization Conscription In Webster's Dictionary \Con*scrip"tion\, n. [L. conscriptio: cf. F.
conscription.]
1. An enrolling or registering.
The conscription of men of war. --Bp. Burnet.
2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval
service; a draft.
\Con*scrip"tion\, a. Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration. |
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