Shanghaiing is a practice from the mid-19th Northwest United States that consisted of conscripting men as sailors by coercive techniques.
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Conscripting
Synonyms for "conscripting" (17 found)
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14 entriesadministrative adjectivelabor policylegal adjectivelegislation for conscriptionmilitary policymilitary servicenational service policypolicypolicy adjectivepolitical adjectiverecruitmentrecruitment practiceresource mobilizationstate policy
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15 entriesCollocations
17 entriescompulsory conscriptingconscripting authoritiesconscripting of citizensconscripting policyconscripting powersconscripting regimeconscription policydraft noticedrafting programforced recruitmentmass conscriptingmass conscriptionmilitary conscriptingmilitary draftmilitary servicenational conscription
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