conscription
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The generation that wrote and ratified the Constitution had direct experience with compulsory service, but it looked nothing like modern conscription.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Participants were included only if their weight had been measured at least three times, such as during early pregnancy, military conscription, or participation in research studies.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
Eritrea is sometimes called Africa’s version of North Korea because of its mandatory conscription and lack of civil society.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Boiko, 23 years old and below the age for conscription, said he often felt depressed in Kyiv because of the blackouts and blamed himself for not wanting to socialize with friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
My eighteenth birthday is coming, and with it, conscription.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
Vocabulary lists containing conscription
The American Civil War
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Liberty, Equality, Vocabulary: The French Revolution
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World War I
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