conscriptionist
[ kuhn-skrip-shuh-nist ]
/ kənˈskrɪp ʃə nɪst /
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noun
an advocate or supporter of conscription.
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Origin of conscriptionist
First recorded in 1900–05; conscription + -ist
Words nearby conscriptionist
conscribe, conscript, conscriptee, conscript fathers, conscription, conscriptionist, consecrate, consecrated, consecration, consecution, consecutive
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Example sentences from the Web for conscriptionist
They are spurred on by the Carson-Northcliffe conscriptionist gang in London.
Six days of the Irish Republic|Louis Redmond-Howard