noun
- compulsory enrollment of people in a national service, typically the armed forces
Usage: formal
Examples
- The country implemented conscription during wartime to increase military personnel.
- Many young men fled to Canada to avoid conscription during the Vietnam War.
- Conscription was abolished in favor of an all-volunteer military.
- The government announced that conscription would begin for all citizens over 18.
- Some nations still maintain conscription as part of their defense policy.
- He received his conscription notice in the mail last week.