late 14c., "a putting in writing," from Middle French conscription, from Latin conscriptionem (nominative conscriptio) "a drawing up of a list, enrollment, a levying of soldiers," [..]

mandatory military service. Also called the draft.

compulsory military service (conscript) draftee: someone who is drafted into military service (conscript) enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted" Conscri [..]

Conscription is a government policy that requires citizens to perform compulsory military service, particularly in a time of war. All major combatant powers used conscription during World War I. Consc [..]

In January 1916, Parliament passed the first conscription laws (compulsory enrollment) ever passed in Britain. At first only single men and childless widowers aged 18 to 41 were called up. By 1918 compulsory service had been extended to include all men aged 18 to 51. More than 2.3 million conscripts were enlisted before the end of the war in Novemb [..]

Conscription, or compulsory military service, divided the nation in World War II and threatened the survival of political leaders. In 1939, Prime Minister Mackenzie King, conscious of the opposition of French-speaking Quebec to conscription in World War I, promised that there would be no conscription for overseas service. By mid-1940, however, ther [..]

Compulsory enrollment and induction into the military service. The Union and the Confederacy each used conscription during the Civil War.

A system by which the government forces people to join the armed forces without their consent. Conscription was not in place in the UK at the start of World War I, although there was political conflict throughout 1915 over whether it should be introduced. It was introduced in England, Scotland and Wales from 2 March 1916 by the Military Service Act [..]

Compulsory enlistment for military service.

Mandatory enrollment for military service.

Conscription is the compulsory enrolment of people in a country’s armed forces. Conscription, sometimes-termed compulsory service, usually enrolls young men of a given age for a set period of time. Co [..]

(n) compulsory military service