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conscription
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conscription
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conscription
/kən
ˈ
skrɪpʃən/
noun
conscription
/kən
ˈ
skrɪpʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of CONSCRIPTION
[
noncount
]
:
the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces
:
draft
young people who face
conscription
into the army
a campaign to end
conscription
[=(
US
)
the draft
]
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