Conscription

//kənˈskɹɪpʃən//

Synonyms for "conscription" (44 found)

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Noun(1 words)
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Related words (22)

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Translations

63 translations across 39 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • diensplig noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Arabic

1 entries
  • تَجْنِيد إِجْبَارِيّ noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Armenian

1 entries
  • զինապարտություն noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • во́інская паві́ннасць noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • во́інскі абавя́зак noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • прызы́ў noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • вое́нна пови́нност noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Catalan

3 entries
  • conscripció noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • reclutament forçós noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • servei militar obligatori noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 徵兵 /征兵 noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Czech

2 entries
  • branná povinnost noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • odvod noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Danish

1 entries
  • værnepligt noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Dutch

1 entries
  • dienstplicht noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Estonian

1 entries
  • ajateenistus noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Finnish

2 entries
  • asepalvelus noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • asevelvollisuus noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

French

2 entries
  • conscription noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • service militaire obligatoire noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

German

2 entries
  • Konskription noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • Wehrpflicht noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Greek

1 entries
  • στρατολόγηση noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • גיוס noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Hindi

1 entries
  • अनिवार्य सैन्य सेवा noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • sorozás noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • herkvaðning noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • wajib militer noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Italian

3 entries
  • arruolamento noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • coscrizione noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • servizio militare obbligatorio noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 徴兵 noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • әскерге шақыру noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Korean

1 entries
  • 징병 noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • karinė prievolė noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • регрутирање noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Māori

1 entries
  • māperetanga noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • verneplikt noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • verneplikt noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Polish

3 entries
  • asenterunek noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • branka noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • pobór noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • conscrição noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • serviço militar obrigatório noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Russian

3 entries
  • во́инская обя́занность noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • во́инская пови́нность noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • призы́в noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • regrutácija noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • регрута́ција noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Slovak

2 entries
  • branná povinnosť noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • odvod noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Slovene

2 entries
  • nabor noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • vpoklic noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Spanish

4 entries
  • conscripción noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • reclutamiento forzoso noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • reclutamiento obligatorio noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • servicio militar obligatorio noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Swedish

2 entries
  • utskrivning noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • värnplikt noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Turkish

1 entries
  • celp noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • військо́ва пови́нність noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • військо́вий обо́в'язок noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)
  • при́зов noun (involuntary labor, especially military service)

Sample sentences

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Senator Tom Jackson was opposed to conscription.

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Algeria has conscription.

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Algeria has universal conscription.

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Algeria has universal male conscription.

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