as in recruit
a person forced or required to enroll in military service
as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts
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Recent Examples of conscript
Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Putin on Monday ordered a regular biannual call-up intended to draft 160,000 conscripts for a one-year tour of compulsory military service.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Copenhagen's current policy maintains that women can join the armed forces on a voluntary basis but will not be conscripted.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Having earmarked record amounts of government expenditure on the military, Putin's commitment to expanding his armed forces was signaled by Tuesday's announcement of the Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011—160,000.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Putin on Monday ordered a regular biannual call-up intended to draft 160,000 conscripts for a one-year tour of compulsory military service.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
The squad gave the soldiers the chance to join the resistance, but only a few among them did, mainly Czechs and Poles who had been conscripted by the Nazis.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Copenhagen's current policy maintains that women can join the armed forces on a voluntary basis but will not be conscripted.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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Create Your Strategic Framework AI-Skilled Human: Proactively define the skills and characteristics your employees need now and five years from now, and then develop and recruit based on this.—
Kirk W. McLaren,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Manning, the former No. 1 recruit, grandson of Archie Manning and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, will be the full-time starter for Texas for the first time this season.—
Sam Khan Jr.,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Brennan drafts the race at the Tour de Romandie, before shooting out at such a speed that no other rider can follow in his own slipstream.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The Jets drafted Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith, who has blazing-fast speed.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Related Articles The chief creative officer enlisted Italian architect Andrea Tognon and consulting creative director Bernadette Blanc for the project.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
1 May 2025
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Imagine, as an extreme case, two individuals, one of whom attempts to solve problems by herself, and the other of whom often enlists the help of an A.I. when mental labor is required.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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