selective service
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of selective service
First recorded in 1919
Example Sentences
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A vast majority of US states and territories also automatically register men for selective service when driver's licenses are issued.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
That same year, then-President Ronald Reagan, who had initially campaigned against the reinstated selective service, decided he would keep it.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
I was sent to wait out the remainder of the day before being taken back to my local selective service board and returning home to Southern Maryland.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2022
He said Den Hollander had been furious that he had not been involved in a federal selective service case that he filed with Angelucci.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2020
April 28—Congress passes selective service act for raising of army of 500,000; Guatemala severs diplomatic relations with Germany.
From America's War for Humanity by Russell, Thomas Herbert
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