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 Previous inductees include Paul McCartney (2000), Elton John (2005), Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees (2006), Andrew Lloyd Webber (2012) and Kate Bush (2020). Thomas Smith, Billboard, 22 May 2025 Among the most notable inductees are former Southern Cal slugger Mark McGwire, former Vanderbilt pitcher David Price, former San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg, former South Carolina coach Ray Tanner and baseball agent Scott Boras. Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2025 For more on this year’s inductees as well as those from previous years, please read on. Seth Matlins, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Other inductees this year include OutKast, Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, and The White Stripes. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for inductee
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Noun
  • Patel was an early conscript for the Bharat Army, effectively India’s equivalent to the ‘Barmy Army’ group of supporters who have followed England all over the world in their thousands for the past three decades.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • Earlier this month, K-pop superstars RM and V, from the band BTS, became the latest high-profile conscripts discharged from national service.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
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  • The former four-star recruit from Oregon ranked 23rd nationally in passing efficiency, completing 61.7 percent of his 350 attempts for 2,885 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • Junior Dijon Johnson is a former top-100 recruit who changed his commitment from Ohio State.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025

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