conscript
Other forms: conscripts; conscripted; conscripting
If you’re ever drafted into the army, then you could be called a conscript, someone who is forced to join the military.
At the root of conscript is the Latin word conscriptus, meaning “enroll.” Conscript does involve enrollment — but it’s a forced enrollment, used to describe someone who has been forced to join the military, such as someone who has been drafted. As a verb, conscript means "force to join," like a military that conscripts new soldiers. In contrast, those who choose to join are recruited; when they enter the service, they enlist.
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enroll into service compulsorily“The men were conscripted”type of:enlistjoin the military
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someone who is drafted into military servicetype of:man, military man, military personnel, servicemansomeone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
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