Conscription Meaning
/kənˈskɹɪpʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounInvoluntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.
nounAn enrolling or registering.
Sentence Examples
Senator Tom Jackson was opposed to conscription.
Algeria has universal conscription.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The government introduced ____ to increase the army's size during the war.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
During the world war, mandatory military ____ was introduced to rapidly increase the size of the army.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French conscription, from Latin cōnscriptiō (“levying of troops”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"conscription of men of war"
— 1679–1715, Gilbert Burnet, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of the Reformation of the Church of England., London: […] T[homas] H[odgkin] for Richard Chiswell, […]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The government introduced ____ to increase the army's size during the war.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
During the world war, mandatory military ____ was introduced to rapidly increase the size of the army.