Definition of inducteenext
as in conscript
a person forced or required to enroll in military service a new crop of inductees produced by the draft

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Recent Examples of inductee Recent Florida Ring of Honor and College Football Hall of Fame inductee Urban Meyer is also scheduled to tee it up. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026 Taylor Swift was announced as a member of the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee on Wednesday in her first year of eligibility, the organization said, becoming the youngest woman ever to reach the milestone. Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Here are this year's new inductees, many of whom have written the soundtrack to our lives. Rebecca Castagna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 In December, Jeff Kent was elected as the lone Hall of Fame inductee from the Contemporary Era Baseball Committee. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inductee
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Noun
  • Rehabs throughout South Africa are full of white ex-conscripts.
    Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In ancient China, Fa Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) takes her ailing father’s place as a conscript by disguising herself as a man to help repel the invading Huns.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
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  • And in a news conference this week, New Orleans’ police superintendent questioned ICE’s arrest of one of the agency’s recruits.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As detailed above, Benfica were off the pace in the league, out of the two Portuguese cups and seemingly heading out of Europe — all with a squad filled with questionable recruits, creaking veterans and unproven kids.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • If draftees declined to serve, they could be imprisoned.
    Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Safety Calen Bullock, a 2024 third-round selection, has nine career interceptions, the most of any 2024 draftee (two ahead of second-place Lassiter).
    Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Inductee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductee. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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