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conscript

[kuhn-skript, kon-skript] / kənˈskrɪpt, ˈkɒn skrɪpt /
NOUN
recruit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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He insists his father was a forced conscript and did not support the Nazis.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Other Nato members do not conscript but have professional militaries.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

They also park their classic Jeep Wagoneer to conscript Wiig, via FaceTime, to write a “tear-to-your-eye, fun, uptempo, jazzy with a little country” theme song for their journey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country.

From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2024

Azareen, fierce and stoic as she was, had one of the prettiest tattoos Sarai had seen—done by Guldan, of course, who was now a conscript in Minya’s wretched army.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The dumb conscripts are given instant gratification and money.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

We joined a training session for Denmark’s conscripts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Back in the mountain camp, PDF commander Da Wa agrees the conscripts are a problem.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

That number almost certainly includes conscripts the military has begun forcibly recruiting to bolster its ranks.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

Aegon Dragonlord had perhaps a fifth that number, the chroniclers said, and most of those were conscripts from the ranks of the last king he had slain, their loyalties uncertain.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

When asked about allegations that individuals were being conscripted outside their home township, he said transfers from other townships do occur when local quotas cannot be met.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But as we round the first corner, almost all of the exhibits are the work of amateurs, conscripted from civilian life and professionalized into name, rank and number.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

"We are glad they are finally gone, because they ruled by fear," said 25-year-old Sonuram Gutta, who said he was conscripted into the insurgency, but was allowed to leave after a few years of fighting.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Under Kenya's laws it is illegal for the country's citizens to be conscripted into foreign armies - an offence that can carry up to a 10-year prison sentence.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

Maybe the female guards had been conscripted from some other unit.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

As a Christian minister of an American Baptist congregation, I’ve spent more than 20 years in a pulpit — long enough to know the difference between protecting a church and conscripting one.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Temporary arrangements to continue it were formally ended by the court last year, forcing the government to begin conscripting the community.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

On November 19, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government was required to present an effective proposal for conscripting the ultra-Orthodox.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

The government is conscripting people to live on Martian colonies.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

Any soldier on a conscripting mission could see him there.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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