conscript
verb
con·script
kən-ˈskript 
conscripted; conscripting; conscripts
: to enroll into service by compulsion : draft
was conscripted into the army
Examples of conscript in a Sentence
The government is conscripting men for the army.
He was conscripted into the army.
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At the same time, he’s tasked with conscripting 150 of his workers for Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
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Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Maybe drafted is more like it, as when he was conscripted to have a blue clay face mask applied.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
In its election campaign, Fidesz has used a video generated by artificial intelligence showing Magyar storming into a Hungarian home to conscript a young man.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
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Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Maybe drafted is more like it, as when he was conscripted to have a blue clay face mask applied.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
In its election campaign, Fidesz has used a video generated by artificial intelligence showing Magyar storming into a Hungarian home to conscript a young man.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for conscript
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conscript. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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conscript
1 of 3 adjective
con·script
ˈkän-ˌskript
1
: enrolled into service by force
2
: made up of conscripted persons
conscript
2 of 3 verb
con·script
kən-ˈskript
: to enroll into service by force : draft
was conscripted into the army
conscription
noun
kən-ˈskrip-shən
conscript
3 of 3 noun
con·script
ˈkän-ˌskript
: a conscripted person (as a military recruit)
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