conscripted

[kuhn-skrip-tid]

adjective

1. drafted for military or naval service.

   There was some discussion about which was better, an all-volunteer army or a conscripted army.

2. pressed or compelled into service.

   Finally, I wish to acknowledge the hurriedly conscripted actors who worked hard under time pressure to make the play a success.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of conscript.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conscripted¹

First recorded in 1800–10; conscript ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; conscript ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

"Those who are conscripted, they must tear them away from their mother's breast!" he exclaims.

From BBC

Harbaugh, a junior high coach, was conscripted to work with the varsity team, and sometimes that was little more than babysitting.

From Los Angeles Times

The death of a 45-year-old ethnic Hungarian in Ukraine, weeks after he was conscripted into the Ukrainian army, has provoked a furious row between the Hungarian government and authorities in Kyiv.

From BBC

But experts say many of these volunteers are conscripted by force.

From BBC

Canada and around the world, students and educators are refusing to be conscripted into authoritarian narratives.

From Salon

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