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noun

ˈkän-ˌskript How to pronounce conscript (audio)
Definition of conscriptnext
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

kən-ˈskript How to pronounce conscript (audio)
as in to draft
to pick especially for required military service was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18

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Recent Examples of conscript
Noun
Joining doesn’t come without complications for a country that effectively cannot order its conscripts to fight overseas. — Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026 Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis. — Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
At the same time, he’s tasked with conscripting 150 of his workers for Vladimir Putin’s war machine. — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Since seizing power in a 2022 coup, Burkina Faso’s junta has cracked down on political dissent and journalists, shutting down independent media outlets and forcibly conscripting dissidents into the army to fight Islamic militants. — ABC News, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for conscript
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscript
  1. recruit
  2. draft
  3. draftee
  4. enlist
Noun
  • Nussmeier is the second high-profile Dallas-Fort Worth recruit to be denied an appeal Thursday, as North Crowley five-star John Meredith III, a Texas pledge, was also not granted eligibility.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • The size of recruit classes are dictated by the department’s annual budget, which is approved by the City Council before each fiscal year.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
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Verb
  • The next step in the process involves the city drafting a redevelopment plan outlining development standards before holding public hearings and seeking additional approvals.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The nonprofit and the Coastal Commission have drafted a public access management plan that states the land will be open from sunrise to sunset.
    — Alex Wigglesworth Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Definition of draft
Noun
  • Introduced in a 2011 agreement between the union and league, the scale forces all draftees (typically between ages 21 and 23) into non-negotiable, four-year contracts usually below market value.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Bruins’ draftee and fellow Minnesotan Cooper Simpson, who tore it up with the USHL Youngstown Phantoms (34-40-74 in 61 games), is also headed to Grand Forks.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of draftee
Verb
  • And dozens of tutoring sites enlist freelancers to offer tutoring in everything from math and science to English, foreign languages, dance, music — almost anything.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Including some rather nasty, big corpo bullies who enlist specialist teams to hunt down clues, and other players, too.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026
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