conscript

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person compulsorily enrolled in military or other public service

   The young conscript completed basic training before joining his regiment.

2. 2
   verb

   to compel someone to enter military or other public service

   The government began to conscript additional soldiers during the emergency.

3. 3
   adj

   enrolled or serving through compulsory recruitment

   The conscript troops received the same equipment as the regular army.

From Latin conscriptus, 'enrolled or written on a list,' the past participle of conscribere, from con-, 'together,' + scribere, 'to write.' Military recruitment developed from the act of entering names on an official roll.

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