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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, opgekommandeerde مُجنَّد войник на задължителна служба branec værnepligtig; indkaldt der Wehrpflichtige κληρωτός recluta kutsealune به خدمت فراخوانده شده؛ سرباز وظیفه asevelvollinen conscrit/-ite גִיוּס सैना में अनिवार्य भरती vojni obveznik besorozott wajib militer herkvaddur maður coscritto 徴集兵 징모병 šauktinis iesaucamais dienstplichtige vernepliktig poborowy recruta recrut призванный на военную службу branec nabornik regrut värnpliktig ผู้ที่ถูกเกณฑ์ทหาร silâh altına alınmış kimse 應征士兵 призовник فوج مي‍ں جبرى بهرتى كيا جانيوالا lính nghĩa vụ
[kənˈskript] v
legally to order (someone) to serve in the armed forces etc He was conscripted into the army. opkommandeer, tot krygsdiens oproep يُجنّد، يَدْعو للخِدْمَه العَسْكَرِيَّه викам на военна служба odvést (na vojnu) indkalde einziehen στρατολογώ reclutar väeteenistusse kutsuma به خدمت نظام فراخواندن kutsua enrôler לְגָייֵס सैना में अनिवार्य भरती का आदेश देना novačiti besoroz mewajibkan masuk militer kveðja til að gegna herskyldu coscrivere 徴兵する 징병하다 šaukti (į kariuomenę) iesaukt (karadienestā) kerah oproepen kalle inn til militærtjeneste powoływać do służby recrutar a înrola призывать на военную службу povolať (na vojnu) vpoklicati regrutovati ta ut (kalla in) till militärtjänst ถูกเกณฑ์ทหาร askere/silâh altına almak 徵兵 призивати на військову службу فوج مي‍ں جبرى بهرتى كرنا gọi nhập ngũ
n conˈscription [-ʃən]
opkommandering; diensplig, krygsplig; konskripsie, verpligte krygsdiens تَجْنيد، دَعْوَه للخِدْمَه العَسْكَرِيَّه военна повинност odvod, branná povinnost værnepligt die Wehrpflicht στρατολόγηση reclutamiento, servicio militar obligatorio väeteenistusse võtmine خدمت سربازی sotaväenotto conscription גִיוּס अनिवार्य सैनिक सेवा oporezovanje, konfiskacija, zapljena sorozás tugas herkvaðning coscrizione 徴兵 징병 (제도) šaukimas (į kariuomenę) karaklausība; iesaukšana karadienestā kerahan dienstplicht verneplikt; utskriving til militærtjeneste pobór recrutamento recrutare воинская повинность povolanie vpoklic regrutacija uttagning (inkallelse) till militärtjänst การเกณฑ์ทหาร askere alma, askerlik 徵兵 військова повинність فوج مي‍ں جبرى بهرتى sự gọi nhập ngũ


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