as in recruit
a person forced or required to enroll in military service
as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts
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Recent Examples of conscript
Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
During the exercise, men with Eastern European accents reportedly tried to buy Norwegian military I.D.s from drunk conscripts at a bar.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
He will be conscripted by the great emergencies of his age, a superhero reluctantly donning his mask, stepping into his destiny.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Many of these military conscripts, and in particular the ones who are being prepared to go into battle or fly fighter planes, often need glasses or other corrective means for their myopia to fulfill those functions, causing concern for national security.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
During the exercise, men with Eastern European accents reportedly tried to buy Norwegian military I.D.s from drunk conscripts at a bar.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
However, in 1942 he was conscripted into the German military and badly injured on the Russian front in 1945.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
He will be conscripted by the great emergencies of his age, a superhero reluctantly donning his mask, stepping into his destiny.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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If Allar, a former five-star recruit who has been outstanding this season, is active, don't be surprised if Penn State pulls off the breakthrough upset given the way the Ohio State O-line has struggled against good defenses this season.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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What else to know: Flagg is not the only high-impact recruit.Zachery Eanes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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The bill’s author, City Councilmember Crystal Hudson, drafted the measure in response to ProPublica’s reporting.Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2024
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Boys in Michigan are drafted to fight boys in the Middle East.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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Upon landing the role, García-Rulfo enlisted the help of academics to drill down on the book’s core themes of love, patriarchy and mortality.Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Republican National Committee Co-Chairwoman Lara Trump said in a statement on Election Day eve that the RNC has enlisted 500 lawyers who are on standby to handle any allegations of voter fraud, which has long been a focus for the GOP.Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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