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as in recruit
a person forced or required to enroll in military service as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts

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verb

as in to draft
to pick especially for required military service was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18

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Their local garrison reportedly includes a lot of young conscripts. David Axe, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 Some Russian conscripts have already been exchanged with Moscow for Ukrainian prisoners of war. Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
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In the film, she’s conscripted to join a division of Starfleet’s titular black ops division, which includes characters played by Omari Hardwick, Sam Richardson and Kacey Rohl. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024 The outerwear specialist also conscripted DJ and producer Peggy Gou, the first woman to appear in a Stone Island ad, as well as actor and curator Russell Tovey, and music and skateboarder Sage Elsesser. Martino Carrera, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conscript 

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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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