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 For almost three hours, at the invitation-only ceremony, the three inductees were celebrated with words, song and ovations in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s intimate CMA Theater. Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 If the plan for a Hall of Fame induction comes to fruition, Jericho would join Stephanie McMahon, who has already been announced as the first inductee for the Class of 2026. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 OutKast’s inductee class includes Salt-N-Pepa, The White Stripes, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Soundgarden, Warren Zevon, Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins, Carol Kaye, and Lenny Waronker. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025 So let the guessing begin on just whom Missy Elliott, Brandi Carlile, Killer Mike, Teddy Swims and the other guests have been matched up with from the inductees’ list. Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inductee
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Noun
  • The 1986 film also included accounts by former conscripts who had been forced to participate in the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, making clear the hopelessness and brutality of the war, starkly contrasting with the Kremlin’s version of a war of progress and purpose.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.
    Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • The region was once dominated by slave plantations; during the two World Wars, Yemassee was best known for its train depot, which welcomed marine recruits on their way to basic training.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Police recruits are paid over $28 an hour with a $2,000 bonus at graduation.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Those guys are important Poles draftees.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Padres bring their top draftees to Petco Park at some point each year.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Inductee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductee. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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