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conscript

/ˈkɑnskrɪpt/
noun
  1. A person who has been forced to join the military or some other group.
    • Many conscripts were sent to the front lines.
    • The conscript missed his family while serving overseas.
    • The army trained the conscripts for six months.
Synonyms
drafteerecruit
Antonyms
volunteer
verb
  1. To force someone to join the military or some other group; to draft.
    • They tried to conscript him, but he fled the country.
    • The law allows the state to conscript citizens in an emergency.
    • The government plans to conscript more soldiers next year.
Synonyms
draftenlist
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