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conscripts

  • plural
    of conscript.
    conscript
    verb (used with object)
    to draft for military or naval service.
  • present tense form
    of conscript (3rd person singular).
    conscript
    verb (used with object)
    to draft for military or naval service.

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The BBC contacted the Myanmar government's Central Body for Summoning People's Military Servants regarding incidents mentioned in this story, including the forced recruitment of conscripts and reports of abductions allegedly carried out in recent months.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The dumb conscripts are given instant gratification and money.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

We joined a training session for Denmark’s conscripts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Around 800 people are in the first batch of conscripts.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

Aegon Dragonlord had perhaps a fifth that number, the chroniclers said, and most of those were conscripts from the ranks of the last king he had slain, their loyalties uncertain.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin