conscribing
/kənˈskraɪbɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of conscribe; the act of forcing someone to join the military or some other group.
- They are conscribing volunteers and unwilling participants alike.
- Conscribing citizens without their consent is controversial.
- The government is conscribing young people for the new program.
noun
- The process or practice of forcing people to join a group, especially the military.
- The conscribing of workers angered the labor unions.
- Many countries have stopped conscribing their citizens.
- Conscribing was common during the world wars.
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