Conscription

Noun CEFR C1

kənˈskɹɪpʃən

Definitions

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.
countable, uncountable
An enrolling or registering.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolconscripción reclutamiento forzoso reclutamiento obligatorioservicio militar obligatorio

Françaisconscription service militaire obligatoire

DeutschEinberufung Konskription Wehrpflicht

27 more languages

Afrikaansdiensplig

العربيةالتجنيد تَجْنِيد إِجْبَارِيّ سوق

Беларускаяпрызыў

BosanskiBranka regrutacija регрутација

Češtinaodvod

Ελληνικάστρατολόγηση

Suomiasepalvelus asevelvollisuus kutsuntapakko-otto sotaväenotto

עבריתגיוס

HrvatskiBranka regrutacija регрутација

Bahasa Indonesiawajib militer

Íslenskaherkvaðning

Italianoarruolamento coscrizione servizio militare obbligatorio

日本語召集徴兵徴兵制徴用応召血税

한국어소집 징병 징집

Kurdîçelp

Македонскирегрутирање

Nederlandsdienstplicht

Polskiasenterunek branka pobórpoborowy

Portuguêsconscrição serviço militar obrigatório

Русскийво́инская обя́занность во́инская пови́нность призыв

Slovenčinabranná povinnosť

СрпскиBranka regrutacija регрутација

Svenskavärnplikt

Türkçecelp

Українськапризов

Examples

“conscription of men of war”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

conscriptionist Conscriptions Conscripts conscutum Consecrate Consecrated

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