as in recruit
a person forced or required to enroll in military service
as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts
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Recent Examples of conscript
Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Extra staff, accommodation and trainers are needed throughout a conscript’s term.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
Dior, which conscripted Joana Vasconcelos to create a monumental textile sculpture for its fall 2023 show, is toasting the Portuguese artist in Madrid.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Asked about how the figure should be reached, Hammerstein, who joined as a conscript in 1992, called for a period of military service.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Extra staff, accommodation and trainers are needed throughout a conscript’s term.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
The leading cases declaring the doctrine were the work of Justices Antonin Scalia and Sandra Day O’Connor, curbing efforts of Democratic administrations to conscript local officials to the causes of gun control and environmental protection.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
Dior, which conscripted Joana Vasconcelos to create a monumental textile sculpture for its fall 2023 show, is toasting the Portuguese artist in Madrid.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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Andrews, 6-7 and 215 pounds, is an ESPN 4-star recruit, the No. 8 small forward and the nation's No. 22 overall prospect for the 2026 class.—
Richard Davenport,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2025
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Listed at 6-4, 195 pounds, Dawson was originally a 3-star recruit from Omaha.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At the Food and Drug Administration, dozens of staffers who regulate drugs and tobacco products received notices, including the entire office responsible for drafting new regulations for electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products.—
Carla K. Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, in the spring, 147,000 were drafted, as were another 130,000 in the fall.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For Zurich architect Tilla Theus, creating the hotel was a painstaking process that took a decade, enlisting a small army of designers, contractors, and conservators.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ami Paris also enlisted photographer Olivier Kervern to turn his documentary-style lens on the Marais.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscript. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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