conscriptioncon‧scrip‧tion /kənˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [uncountable] 
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- When was conscription introduced in Britain?
- A continuation of wartime industrial conscription was a popular choice.
- A quota of ten men a day, and if we accept extra men we can reduce our conscription period.
- He suffered discredit by opposing, and then capitulating to, the campaign for military conscription.
- In 1916 he cited conscription and the suspension of trades union restrictions as things that coalition had done for the nation.
- Paradoxically he is the only free man in the community, as he pays no taxes and is not subject to conscription.
- There was no conscription, no feeling in my world, of necessity to volunteer.
- They had something to worry about then: conscription.
- They would have denied that the conscription law imposed a completely new duty.
THESAURUSjoin the army► join up
Collocations British English, enlist American English to join the army: · He joined up when he was 18.
► be called up British English, be drafted American English to be ordered to serve in the army by the government: · He was drafted into the US army in 1943.· Reserve soldiers were being called up.
► conscription (also the draft American English) a government policy of ordering people to serve in the army: · Conscription was introduced in 1916.· He had left the country to avoid the draft.
Longman Language Activatorwhen people are made to join the army, navy etc► conscription also the draft American when people are officially ordered to join the armed forces, especially during a war: · When was conscription introduced in Britain?avoid/dodge the draft: · Many young men went abroad to avoid the draft.
► be conscripted if someone is conscripted , they are made to join the armed forces by law: · Some of the men were volunteers, but most of them had been conscripted.be conscripted into the army/the armed forces etc: · Many of the young soldiers who were conscripted into the army in World War I did not want to fight.
► military service /national service British the system in which everyone has to be a member of the armed forces for a period of time: · All males between the ages of 18 and 60 were liable for military service.· My father was exempted from military service on the grounds of ill health.· My father was posted to Germany during his national service, and that's where he met my mother.do military service: · Did you have to do military service?
► be called up British be drafted American to be officially ordered to join the armed forces during a war: · I was called up three months after the First World War broke out.· Thousands of young Americans were drafted to fight in the war in Vietnam.
WORD SETS► Militaryaction stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► military
when people are made to join the army, navy etc SYN draft· He suffered discredit by opposing, and then capitulating to, the campaign for military conscription.· In April 1939, under pressure from Tory backbenchers, the Government announced the introduction of military conscription.