conscriptionist

American  

[kuhn-skrip-shuh-nist] / kənˈskrɪp ʃə nɪst /

noun

1. an advocate or supporter of conscription.

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Etymology

Origin of conscriptionist

First recorded in 1900–05; conscription + -ist

Example Sentences

Drury himself had been defeated as a conscriptionist Liberal candidate in 1917.

From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus

This would enable the government, with its majority and the support it would get from conscriptionist Liberals, to carry out its programme accepting full responsibility therefor.

From Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics by Dafoe, J. W. (John Wesley)

My teacher's a conscriptionist, She calls me "Johnnie dear," But backs it with an iron fist And so I volunteer.

From War Rhymes by Wayfarer by Cosens, Abner

It was the conscriptionist group of Liberals in Ottawa that decided upon the Convention, whether on the advice of Mr. Dafoe is not generally known.

From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus

There was a strong conscriptionist group of Liberals in Ottawa.

From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus