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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Last year, the authorities raised the maximum age of conscription to 30 from 27, which will increase the number in the pool to at least 700,000 by 2025.
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Return of conscription underscores new reality A number of European countries halted mandatory conscription after the end of the Cold War, but several nations – particularly in Scandinavia and the Baltics – have reintroduced it in recent years, largely because of the Russian threat.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 21 July 2024
Standardizing national approaches to reserve forces and conscription across NATO would also help boost personnel but would be controversial given the diversity of views on this issue among allies.
—Mathieu Droin, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
At present, only men are subject to South Korea’s mandatory military conscription, a policy that many younger South Korean men perceive as discrimination.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Return of conscription underscores new reality A number of European countries halted mandatory conscription after the end of the Cold War, but several nations – particularly in Scandinavia and the Baltics – have reintroduced it in recent years, largely because of the Russian threat.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 21 July 2024
Standardizing national approaches to reserve forces and conscription across NATO would also help boost personnel but would be controversial given the diversity of views on this issue among allies.
—Mathieu Droin, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
At present, only men are subject to South Korea’s mandatory military conscription, a policy that many younger South Korean men perceive as discrimination.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Conscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscription. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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