as in induction
the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces
At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army. a campaign to end conscription
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Recent Examples of conscription
On 22 July 2025, the State Duma introduced a bill for year-round conscription, which is set to take effect on 1 January 2026, if approved by Putin.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled last year that the arrangement was unconstitutional, ordering the government to pass a new conscription law.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled last year that the arrangement was unconstitutional, ordering the government to pass a new conscription law.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscription
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The Hall’s 61st annual awards banquet and Hall of Fame induction is April 16 at the Hilton Denver City Center.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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In a pre-recorded video released in November 2021, Blue Ivy (then age 9) joined mom Beyoncé and other celebrities in reciting some of her rapper dad's famous lyrics in honor of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some police officials have said the perception of police following the murder of George Floyd in 2020 is a factor in recruitment difficulties.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pureval, meanwhile, countered those claims, saying city leaders had taken numerous steps to combat crime, including implementing a curfew and investing in the recruitment of more police officers.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The following spring, the Bills moved up in the draft to select a quarterback who became a cornerstone, and optimism ran high going into 2018.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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An earlier draft of a peace plan, which emerged in November and was criticized as being heavily favorable to Moscow, sought to cap Ukraine’s armed forces at 600,000 personnel.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some Russians already have complained about Max’s functionality (and mocked VK’s semi-cheesy, semi-effective enlistment of rappers, comedians, and influencers to promote it).—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Dabhoiwala’s enlistment of James Fitzjames Stephen helps clarify his stance.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Conscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscription. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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