Meaning & use
conscription
The compulsory enrollment of people, especially young men, into a country's armed forces.
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The government introduced conscription shortly after war was declared that summer.
Many young men fled the country to avoid conscription during the conflict.
A note on using this word
In American English, "the draft" is the more common everyday term for conscription into military service.
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