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conscription

[kuhn-skrip-shuhn] / kənˈskrɪp ʃən /
NOUN
draft
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There was an official from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, and several young men avoiding forced conscription into the army.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

"We interviewed young adults who have left their families behind" to escape conscription, she said.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

"Military forced conscription became the main challenging factor for us on the battlefield as it enabled the military with limitless manpower," he explains as he takes his men on patrol in the sweltering heat.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Essentially, the opinion treated conscription as a natural incident of nationhood.

From Slate Apr. 15, 2026

It was several days before I perceived that most of these “girls” were young men in hiding from the forced-labor conscription, which had grown more ruthless than ever.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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