conscription
Example Sentences
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Only two percent of ultra-Orthodox Jews respond to conscription orders according to the military, which has created units specifically for them.
From Barron's
Europe’s other military power, there is widespread aversion to conscription, which ended in 1960.
More than 25 years after conscription was phased out, the plan will see young men and women volunteering for a paid 10 months of military training.
From BBC
Much like mandatory conscription meant civilian and military life were intimately connected, highways, bridges, train stations and ports were designed to serve as military assets if needed.
The move allowed the Kremlin to replenish its ranks and postpone a conscription of civilians until last September, but it also alienated some Russians.
From New York Times
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