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Definition of conscription

conscription

/kənˈskrɪp.ʃən/
con · scrip · tion
Plural:conscriptions
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Adjective:conscriptional
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1

Compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service.

Example

"Historians debated the social and economic impacts of mandatory conscription during the twentieth century."

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consciously
consciousness
conscript
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consecrate
consecration
consecutive

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conscriptio ('a drawing up of a list, an enrollment of soldiers'), from conscribere ('to write together, enroll'), formed from com- ('together') and scribere ('to write').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Conscription. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/conscription
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