Look up: conscription

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   Conscription
   Conscription is the compulsory training of every eligible man for military service.
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   conscription
   [n] - compulsory military service
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   Conscription
   In January 1916, Parliament passed the first conscription laws (compulsory enrollment) ever passed in Britain. At first only single men and childless widowers aged 18 to 41 were called up. By 1918 compulsory service had been extended to include all men aged 18 to 51. More than 2.3 million conscripts were enlisted before the end of the war in November, 1918.
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   conscription
   Legislation for all able-bodied male citizens (and female in some countries, such as Israel) to serve with the armed forces. It originated in France in 1792, and in the 19th and 20th centuries...
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   conscription
   making people join and serve in the armed forces by law
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   Conscription
   Con·scrip'tion noun [ Latin conscriptio : confer French conscription .] 1. An enrolling or registering. « The conscription of men of war. Bp. Burnet. » 2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.
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   Conscription
   Con·scrip'tion adjective Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
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   conscription
   muster noun compulsory military service
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   Conscription
   `Conscription` is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority, but it is most often used in the specific sense of government policies that require citizens (often just males) to serve in their armed forces. It is known by various names ` for example, the most recent conscription program in the United States was known colloquially as ``the draft``. Many nations do not `maintain` conscription forces, instead relying ...
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    Conscription
    • (n.) An enrolling or registering. • (n.) A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft. • (a.) Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
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    conscription
    compulsory enrollment for service in a country`s armed forces. It has existed at least from the time of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (27th century ), but ... [18 related articles]
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    conscription
    conscription Obligatory enrollment of citizens for a period of service, usually in the armed forces.
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    conscription
    conscription, compulsory enrollment of personnel for service in the armed forces. Obligatory service in the armed forces has existed since ancient times in many cultures, including the samurai in Japan, warriors in the Aztec Empire, citizen militiamen in ancient Greece and Rome, and aristocrats and ...
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