Conscription
/kənˈskɹɪpʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority. countable, uncountable
- 2 compulsory military service wordnet
- 3 An enrolling or registering. countable, uncountable
"conscription of men of war"
Example
More examples"Senator Tom Jackson was opposed to conscription."
Etymology
From Middle French conscription, from Latin cōnscriptiō (“levying of troops”).