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conscript

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con·script  (knskrpt)
n.
One compulsorily enrolled for service, especially in the armed forces; a draftee.
adj.
Enrolled compulsorily; drafted.
tr.v. (kn-skrpt) con·script·ed, con·script·ing, con·scripts
To enroll compulsorily into service; draft.

[Latin cnscriptus, past participle of cnscrbere, to enroll : com-, com- + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

conscript
Noun
a person who is enrolled for compulsory military service
Verb
to enrol (someone) for compulsory military service [Latin conscriptus enrolled]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conscriptconscript - someone who is drafted into military service
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
Verb1.conscript - enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"
enlist - join the military
Translations

conscript [ˈkɔnskrɪpt] nrecluta m/f
conscript [ˈkɔnskrɪpt] nconscrit m
conscript [ˈkɔnskrɪpt] nWehrpflichtige(r) m
conscript [ˈkɔnskrɪpt] ncoscritto

conscript
n conscript [ˈkonskript]
a person legally ordered by the state to serve in the armed forces etc. dienspligtige, opgekommandeerdeمُجنَّدвойник на задължителна службаbranecværnepligtig; indkaldtder Wehrpflichtigeκληρωτόςreclutakutsealuneبه خدمت فراخوانده شده؛ سرباز وظیفهasevelvollinenconscrit/-iteגִיוּסसैना में अनिवार्य भरतीvojni obveznikbesorozottwajib militerherkvaddur maðurcoscritto徴集兵징모병šauktinisiesaucamaisdienstplichtigevernepliktigpoborowyrecrutarecrutпризванный на военную службуbranecnabornikregrutvärnpliktigผู้ที่ถูกเกณฑ์ทหารsilâh altına alınmış kimse應征士兵призовникفوج مي‍ں جبرى بهرتى كيا جانيوالاlính nghĩa vụ
[kənˈskript] v
legally to order (someone) to serve in the armed forces etc He was conscripted into the army.opkommandeer, tot krygsdiens oproepيُجنّد، يَدْعو للخِدْمَه العَسْكَرِيَّهвикам на военна службаodvést (na vojnu)indkaldeeinziehenστρατολογώreclutarväeteenistusse kutsumaبه خدمت نظام فراخواندنkutsuaenrôlerלְגָייֵסसैना में अनिवार्य भरती का आदेश देनाnovačitibesorozmewajibkan masuk militerkveðja til að gegna herskylducoscrivere徴兵する징병하다šaukti (į kariuomenę)iesaukt (karadienestā)kerahoproepenkalle inn til militærtjenestepowoływać do służbyrecrutara înrolaпризывать на военную службуpovolať (na vojnu)vpoklicatiregrutovatita ut (kalla in) till militärtjänstถูกเกณฑ์ทหารaskere/silâh altına almak徵兵призивати на військову службуفوج مي‍ں جبرى بهرتى كرناgọi nhập ngũ
n conˈscription [-ʃən]
opkommandering; diensplig, krygsplig; konskripsie, verpligte krygsdiensتَجْنيد، دَعْوَه للخِدْمَه العَسْكَرِيَّهвоенна повинностodvod, branná povinnostværnepligtdie Wehrpflichtστρατολόγησηreclutamiento, servicio militar obligatorioväeteenistusse võtmineخدمت سربازیsotaväenottoconscriptionגִיוּסअनिवार्य सैनिक सेवाoporezovanje, konfiskacija, zapljenasorozástugasherkvaðningcoscrizione徴兵징병 (제도)šaukimas (į kariuomenę)karaklausība; iesaukšana karadienestākerahandienstplichtverneplikt; utskriving til militærtjenestepobórrecrutamentorecrutareвоинская повинностьpovolanievpoklicregrutacijauttagning (inkallelse) till militärtjänstการเกณฑ์ทหารaskere alma, askerlik徵兵військова повинністьفوج مي‍ں جبرى بهرتىsự gọi nhập ngũ

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The simple pathos, and the apparent indirectness of such a tale as that of 'Poticoushka,' the peasant conscript, is of vastly more value to the world at large than all his parables; and 'The Death of Ivan Ilyitch,' the Philistine worldling, will turn the hearts of many more from the love of the world than such pale fables of the early Christian life as "Work while ye have the Light.
Our young man had come to entertain a kindness for these conscript fathers of invisible families, who had something of the toga in the voluminous folds of their conversation, but were otherwise rather bare and bald, with stony wrinkles in their faces, like busts and statues of ancient law-givers.
It was a convoy of conscripts enrolled from our people and starting to join the army.
 
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