conscription

Example Sentences

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By the time the last BTS member ended his conscription last June, anticipation of the group’s return was running high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Croatia plans to reintroduce conscription next year - it will become mandatory for men aged 19 to 29 to undergo two months of basic military training.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

France, which abolished military conscription 25 years ago, currently has around 200,000 military personnel and a further 47,000 reservists.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The court did not set a deadline for the adoption of a conscription law, but only for a debate on the issue in parliament.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

On one page she saw a list of headings: exchange controls, rationing, the mass evacuation of large towns, the conscription of labor.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan