national service
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Upon graduation from high school they are expected to either serve in the military or do some other form of national service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
In recent weeks, both France and Germany have outlined plans for voluntary national service.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Some of Europe's biggest Nato members are moving to strengthen their professional armies through voluntary national service schemes.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
The committee behind the initiative maintains that requiring every Swiss citizen, regardless of gender, to do national service in the army or in a civilian capacity would strengthen the social cohesion.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
That every human being in a country be conscripted to devote a certain part of his or her life to national service.
From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly
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