| 单词 | selective service |
| 释义 | > as lemmasselective service selective service n. U.S. a system of military service (from 1917 to 1973) under which draftees were selected from those persons required to enrol. ΚΠ 1917 New Republic 9 June 148/2 The New Republic advocated the principle of selective service for this emergency. 1920 E. H. Crowder Spirit of Selective Service v. 119 There were to be two phases to Selective Service, the one, enrollment, the other selection. 1969 G. L. Wamsley Selective Service & Changing Amer. i. 1 A step can be taken toward understanding why Selective Service has come under attack after years of anonymity. 1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone vii. 157 Nor did he meekly submit to his Selective Service draft notice. < as lemmas |
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