Conscript
noun
A person who is forced by the government to join the military.
During the war, many young men became conscripts and were sent to fight overseas.
Often appears as...
- military conscript
- become a conscript
verb
To force someone by law to serve in the armed forces.
The government had to conscript soldiers due to the lack of volunteers.
Often appears as...
- conscript into army
- conscript youth
noun
A person who is forced by the government to join the military.
During the war, many young men became conscripts and were sent to fight overseas.
Often appears as...
- military conscript
- become a conscript
verb
To force someone by law to serve in the armed forces.
The government had to conscript soldiers due to the lack of volunteers.
Often appears as...
- conscript into army
- conscript youth
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Service
Conscript emphasizes the lack of choice in joining the military.
Unlike volunteers, conscripts were compelled to join the army.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Authority
Use 'conscript' when referring to governmental force, not individual or group coercion.
The state has the power to conscript individuals during a crisis.
Pro Tip 3/3Contextual Usage
Often used in historical or wartime contexts where conscription was common.
World War II movies frequently portray the lives of conscripts.
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Service
Conscript emphasizes the lack of choice in joining the military.
Unlike volunteers, conscripts were compelled to join the army.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Authority
Use 'conscript' when referring to governmental force, not individual or group coercion.
The state has the power to conscript individuals during a crisis.
Pro Tip 3/3Contextual Usage
Often used in historical or wartime contexts where conscription was common.
World War II movies frequently portray the lives of conscripts.
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Service
Conscript emphasizes the lack of choice in joining the military.
Unlike volunteers, conscripts were compelled to join the army.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Authority
Use 'conscript' when referring to governmental force, not individual or group coercion.
The state has the power to conscript individuals during a crisis.
Pro Tip 3/3Contextual Usage
Often used in historical or wartime contexts where conscription was common.
World War II movies frequently portray the lives of conscripts.
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Video examples
What makes the Great...
they collectively became known as The Long Wall. To accomplish this task, the Emperor enlisted soldiers and commoners, not always voluntarily. Of the hundreds of thousands of builders recorded during the Qin Dynasty, many were forcibly conscripted peasants and others were criminals serving out sentences.
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Cradle of Gold: The...
living at the side for at least four years and they had made this Ridge their home I was a place away from the government they were a little bit nervous to see the Peruvian military there they were afraid that tourbus was going to be conscripted into the army
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A vision for the future...
defending of understand and for securing it lies on our shoulders and I'm delighted that every single member of our security forces is a volunteer there is no one conscripted there is no one
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What makes the Great...
they collectively became known as The Long Wall. To accomplish this task, the Emperor enlisted soldiers and commoners, not always voluntarily. Of the hundreds of thousands of builders recorded during the Qin Dynasty, many were forcibly conscripted peasants and others were criminals serving out sentences.
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Cradle of Gold: The...
living at the side for at least four years and they had made this Ridge their home I was a place away from the government they were a little bit nervous to see the Peruvian military there they were afraid that tourbus was going to be conscripted into the army
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A vision for the future...
defending of understand and for securing it lies on our shoulders and I'm delighted that every single member of our security forces is a volunteer there is no one conscripted there is no one
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Quote examples
Adam Johnson
American Writer
But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer.
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Mary Jo White
American Public Servant
In terms of the breadth of the threat of Al Qaeda itself - it's not the only terrorist organization, and it works with others as cells around the world in at least 60 countries. You potentially are talking about tens of thousands of followers who can be conscripted into service to carry out a terrorist plot.
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Charles Hazlewood
British Musician
Musical 'fusion' projects have earned themselves a bad name, but that's mainly because they often involve pop artists conscripting orchestras to play unimaginative backdrops to their acts. What's really exciting is when you spark off a dialogue between very different musical forces.
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Jo Brand
British Comedian
My mum is bright, ambitious, well read, political and very bolshie: when my dad was conscripted into the Army and posted to Libya, she convinced some general to let her go with him. I don't know how she managed it.
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Gunter Grass
German Author
I did not volunteer for the Waffen SS, but was, as were thousands of my year group, conscripted. I did not then know as a 17-year-old that it was a criminal unit. I thought it was an elite unit.
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Du Fu
Chinese Poet
The weeping voices rise straight up and strike the clouds. A passer-by at the roadside asks a conscript why, The conscript answers only that drafting happens often.
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Lord Robertson
Scottish Diplomat
And most countries are now reducing the number of conscripts and increasing the professionals that are available because they're available on short notice.
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Tim O'Brien
American Author
In Iraq and Afghanistan, our soldiers signed up intentionally. That's a huge difference from the largely conscripted army of my era.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
No matter how excluded you have become from Christmas, it is a genuinely inclusive matter; frankly, you are conscripted into it.
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John Paul Stevens
Judge
They may not be conscripted against their will as the foot soldiers in a federal crusade.
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Adam Johnson
American Writer
But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer.
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Mary Jo White
American Public Servant
In terms of the breadth of the threat of Al Qaeda itself - it's not the only terrorist organization, and it works with others as cells around the world in at least 60 countries. You potentially are talking about tens of thousands of followers who can be conscripted into service to carry out a terrorist plot.
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Charles Hazlewood
British Musician
Musical 'fusion' projects have earned themselves a bad name, but that's mainly because they often involve pop artists conscripting orchestras to play unimaginative backdrops to their acts. What's really exciting is when you spark off a dialogue between very different musical forces.
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Jo Brand
British Comedian
My mum is bright, ambitious, well read, political and very bolshie: when my dad was conscripted into the Army and posted to Libya, she convinced some general to let her go with him. I don't know how she managed it.
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Gunter Grass
German Author
I did not volunteer for the Waffen SS, but was, as were thousands of my year group, conscripted. I did not then know as a 17-year-old that it was a criminal unit. I thought it was an elite unit.
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Du Fu
Chinese Poet
The weeping voices rise straight up and strike the clouds. A passer-by at the roadside asks a conscript why, The conscript answers only that drafting happens often.
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Lord Robertson
Scottish Diplomat
And most countries are now reducing the number of conscripts and increasing the professionals that are available because they're available on short notice.
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Tim O'Brien
American Author
In Iraq and Afghanistan, our soldiers signed up intentionally. That's a huge difference from the largely conscripted army of my era.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
No matter how excluded you have become from Christmas, it is a genuinely inclusive matter; frankly, you are conscripted into it.
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John Paul Stevens
Judge
They may not be conscripted against their will as the foot soldiers in a federal crusade.
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