conscription
Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authorityInvoluntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.
» Some left the country to avoid conscription.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.
Wehrpflicht, Konskription
во́инская пови́нностьvóinskaja povínnostʹ, во́инская обя́занностьvóinskaja objázannostʹ, призы́вprizýv
військо́вий обо́в'язокvijsʹkóvyj obóvʺjazok, військо́ва пови́нністьvijsʹkóva povýnnistʹ, при́зовprýzov
compulsory military service
(countable, uncountable)An enrolling or registering.
Examples
7 sentencesSome left the country to avoid conscription.
Algeria has universal conscription.
Algeria has universal male conscription.
Algeria relaxed its conscription standards.
Algeria has conscription.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French conscription, from Latin cōnscriptiō (“levying of troops”).From Middle French conscription, from Latin cōnscriptiō (“levying of troops”).
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Forms
plural: conscriptions| Singular | conscription |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- compulsory military service:musterdraftselective service
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable