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
The Kremlin, however, effectively absorbs these losses through monthly conscription of 40,000-43,000 troops.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But this year junta troops – reinforced by tens of thousands of men drafted under a new conscription law and backed by new Chinese weaponry – have clawed back territory.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
The costs to Israeli society also grew as the war disrupted the country’s economy and imposed an unequal burden on families, given the exemptions from conscription that ultra-Orthodox and Israeli Arab communities historically enjoyed.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
The archive photos below are filled with snapshots that tell the story – new soliders after the country's first peacetime conscription, the push to buy defense bonds and the celebration on Monument Circle after Japan's surrender.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 24 Nov. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But this year junta troops – reinforced by tens of thousands of men drafted under a new conscription law and backed by new Chinese weaponry – have clawed back territory.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
The costs to Israeli society also grew as the war disrupted the country’s economy and imposed an unequal burden on families, given the exemptions from conscription that ultra-Orthodox and Israeli Arab communities historically enjoyed.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
The archive photos below are filled with snapshots that tell the story – new soliders after the country's first peacetime conscription, the push to buy defense bonds and the celebration on Monument Circle after Japan's surrender.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscription
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Tour attendees will be able to see working examples of energy-efficient heat pumps for space heating and cooling, heat pump water heaters, induction cooktops, rooftop solar systems, home battery storage and electric vehicles.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In addition, Seaver’s Hall of Fame induction plaque went for $170,000 and his 1967 NL Rookie of the Year award for $50,020.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Lucy, the only Black female graduate student in her department at MIT, has uncharacteristically accepted an invitation to join her roommate on the cruise during the height of recruitment season.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Staffing, public safety Meanwhile, Metro Transit, which struggled greatly in recent years with staffing, added 113 new bus and train operators last year through heavy recruitment and signing bonuses, growing its total to 1,500 operators, as well as dozens of new maintenance workers.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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The draft is a nod to the famous football play by then-Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Bradshaw in 1972.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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The second-round track history is a net-positive for a team strapped for first-round draft assets.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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George Washington initially barred Black enlistment, reversing course when manpower shortages mounted.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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My father was a big man—223 pounds at the time of his enlistment, according to his army records— but quieter than my mother and somewhat overshadowed by her.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Conscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscription. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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