Meanings
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1
noun
a person compulsorily enrolled in military or other public service
The young conscript completed basic training before joining his regiment.
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2
verb
to compel someone to enter military or other public service
The government began to conscript additional soldiers during the emergency.
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3
adj
enrolled or serving through compulsory recruitment
The conscript troops received the same equipment as the regular army.
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Etymology
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.