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
Saya, a singer turned Sanseitō candidate who won a seat in Tokyo, has called for conscription and developing nuclear weapons in a country with an allergy to them due to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Ukraine's leader has also drawn criticism in Ukraine for a conscription policy that's led to allegations of human rights breaches.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Finland’s military uses a conscription model.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The Haredim, unlike more secular Jews, have been exempt from military conscription, receive a religious education and often don’t work, living on subsidies.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Ukraine's leader has also drawn criticism in Ukraine for a conscription policy that's led to allegations of human rights breaches.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Finland’s military uses a conscription model.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The Haredim, unlike more secular Jews, have been exempt from military conscription, receive a religious education and often don’t work, living on subsidies.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscription
Noun
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This year alone, he’s been honored with The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and seen his induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Founding flutist Ray Thomas died in January 2018, just months before the Hall of Fame induction.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Overall, training is probably more important than selective recruitment, although recruitment can be necessary for specialists with specific areas of expertise.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Cifuentes sees a bright future for the club, with academy graduates Jeremy Monga, Louis Page, Jake Evans and Silko Thomas giving him options in the face of restrictions on recruitment.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Projected by some pundits to land higher in the draft, the 6-foot-7 big man’s fall was the Hornets’ gain.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Gandy, a first-round pick by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1994 NFL draft, played 15 seasons in the NFL.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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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 18 Oct. 2025.
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