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Conscription

/kəˈnskrɪpʃən/
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(noun) Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

Senator Tom Jackson was opposed to conscription.
Algeria has universal conscription.
CEFR Practice Quiz
During the world war, mandatory military ____ was introduced to rapidly increase the size of the army.

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