national service
Example Sentences
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Today, we are losing the sense of connection between individual action and national service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Other European countries have looked to national service in response to the threat from Russia, with France, Germany and Belgium introducing schemes this year.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
Last week, Swiss voters widely rejected a proposal to extend national service - in the military, civil protection teams or other forms - to women.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
During the year ended in September 2023, nearly 28% of retirement-age individuals formally volunteered through an organization, estimates AmeriCorps, the government agency for national service and volunteerism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
He has noted your Assembly’s request for his advice as to what forms of national service friends may volunteer for in times of emergency.
From Unfolding Destiny by Shoghi Effendi
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.