reservists

noun

plural of reservist
as in guardsmen

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  1. veterans
  2. conscripts
  3. recruits
  4. draftees
  5. enrollees
Noun
  • More about Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte, founded in 2010, provides free home repairs to low-income homeowners, focusing on older adults, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Among the issues veterans face is a lack of access to capital.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of veterans
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  • The Reds sent him to the front with thousands of other conscripts, most without any weapons.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
  • At the same time, Sobyanin, who is widely seen as a pragmatist, has rebuffed calls by Russian hawks for a broad mobilization of conscripts and putting the entire economy on a war footing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of conscripts
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  • By July, morale among immigration officers had dipped below its nadir during the Biden Administration, with agents now complaining of being overextended, inundated with novice recruits, and undermined by inflammatory rhetoric from on high.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Hazing involves requiring new or potential recruits to the military or college fraternities to perform strenuous, humiliating or dangerous tasks.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of recruits
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  • But upon arrival, they inadvertently got mixed in with a busload of draftees arriving for their inductions.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Having said that, a large number of Grier draftees are fueling this rebuild.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of draftees
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  • The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets enrollees spread costs into monthly installments rather than paying in full at the pharmacy, now automatically renews for 2026 unless the enrollee opts out.
    — Allison Palmer March 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of enrollees
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