conscientious objector
noun
: a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces or bear arms on moral or religious grounds
Examples of conscientious objector in a Sentence
He registered as a conscientious objector.
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Muhammad Ali returned to boxing in Atlanta, which lit a flame in his heart
Ali (Dexter Darden) had been sidelined, banned from boxing for more than three years after refusing to be inducted into the U.S. military during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Muhammad Ali had gone more than three years without fighting due to his controversial decision to opt out of the Vietnam War as an Islamic conscientious objector.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Think about those who became conscientious objectors in the face of being drafted for the Vietnam War.
—Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
There would almost certainly be legal challenges to the draft, as well as significant public protests, while some number of draftees would apply for conscientious objector status or dodge it altogether.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 18 June 2024
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Muhammad Ali had gone more than three years without fighting due to his controversial decision to opt out of the Vietnam War as an Islamic conscientious objector.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Think about those who became conscientious objectors in the face of being drafted for the Vietnam War.
—Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
There would almost certainly be legal challenges to the draft, as well as significant public protests, while some number of draftees would apply for conscientious objector status or dodge it altogether.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 18 June 2024
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“Conscientious objector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conscientious%20objector. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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