conscript - Definition from the MILITARY topic - POLITICS

Topic: MILITARY

Date:	1800-1900
Language:	French
Origin:	conscrit, from Latin conscriptus; CONSCRIPT¹

conscript
2 noun

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[countable]

PM someone who has been made to join the army, navy etc [= draftee American English]

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a young army conscript

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