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conscripted
[kuhn-skrip-tid]
adjective
drafted for military or naval service.
There was some discussion about which was better, an all-volunteer army or a conscripted army.
pressed or compelled into service.
Finally, I wish to acknowledge the hurriedly conscripted actors who worked hard under time pressure to make the play a success.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of conscript.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conscripted1
Example Sentences
If Pulte proceeds without implementing real reform, taxpayers on Main Street are once again likely to be exposed to significant financial risks as they are conscripted into subsidizing lucrative deals for Wall Street.
Mohammed was still a teenager when he was conscripted into Assad's army, as the demonstrations spread and the regime's deadly crackdown sparked a full-blown war.
Jim left the town a few years later and never returned after getting conscripted and meeting his wife, Iris Gibbs, while in an army camp in Essex.
Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
In a statement Monday, Hayat Tahrir al Sham announced “a general amnesty for all military personnel conscripted under compulsory service,” adding that “their lives are safe” and proscribing any revenge assaults.
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