conscriptions

noun

Definition of conscriptionsnext
plural of conscription
as in recruitments
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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  1. registrations
  2. assignments
  3. enrollments
  4. appointments
Noun
  • Long the top-selling Chinese carmaker in Europe, the once-British sportscar brand has faltered recently, logging a 58% drop in registrations last month from a year earlier, based on data provided by Jato Dynamics, another research firm.
    Kristine Gill, Fortune Asia, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As of October 2024, the FAA had registrations for 789,000 recreational drones and over 396,000 commercial drone registrations, according to federal data.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of registrations
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  • As the existing commercial cleaning operations were overwhelmed with new assignments, life continued unabated—albeit more cautiously.
    Rob Lancit, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Grant can take on tougher defensive assignments, lessening the load defensively for someone like Thompson.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of assignments
Noun
  • Declining enrollments have already begun.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • According to the Digest of Education Statistics, 2020 enrollments in four-year, for-profit colleges were down by about half from their 2010 peak, while two-year colleges declined about 40% from a 2010 peak.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of enrollments
Noun
  • Related Articles The store is divided into two separate sections, with the front of the shop stocking ready-to-wear collections and the backspace being used for hosting bespoke appointments in a chocolate brown lounge.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Her schedule is overflowing with music videos, editorial shoots, and celebrity appointments, as well as behind-the-scenes work on her nail jewelry brand, Wear Unistella.
    Sarah Y. Wu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of appointments
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