as in induction
the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces
At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army. a campaign to end conscription
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Recent Examples of conscription
Mike Waltz, incoming national security advisor to Donald Trump, has called on Ukraine to lower its conscription age from 26 to 18 to stabilize the frontline in a Jan. 12 interview with ABC News.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
In April, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law that lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 to replenish its depleted ranks.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
As of late May, an additional 45,000 Rohingya had fled a new surge of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state (40,000 were already in India), including reports of beheadings, mass arson, and forcible conscription into Myanmar’s government forces.
—Rasheed Ahmed, TIME, 29 June 2024
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, thousands of Russians – especially men of service age – have fled to Georgia to avoid conscription, tearing at the country’s social fabric as many Georgians express fears of creeping Russification.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
In April, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law that lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 to replenish its depleted ranks.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
As of late May, an additional 45,000 Rohingya had fled a new surge of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state (40,000 were already in India), including reports of beheadings, mass arson, and forcible conscription into Myanmar’s government forces.
—Rasheed Ahmed, TIME, 29 June 2024
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, thousands of Russians – especially men of service age – have fled to Georgia to avoid conscription, tearing at the country’s social fabric as many Georgians express fears of creeping Russification.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscription
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Beltran — who received 57.1% of the vote last year — is in his third year of eligibility, so induction is likely coming sooner rather than later for the former five-tool center fielder.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2025
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On April 28th, 1967, Ali refused induction into the U.S. military.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Graham Potter is now in charge and the Englishman has been joined by his long-term head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay, who enquiries for Steidten are already being directed towards.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The recruitment gap ultimately shapes the battlefield.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The data in this story comes from a July 24 draft of the report.—
Samson Zhang,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Filling those holes requires draft picks and salary-cap space.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Conscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscription. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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