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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
conscription
    n 1: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster,
         draft, selective service]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, n. [L. conscriptio: cf. F.
   conscription.]
   1. An enrolling or registering.
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            The conscription of men of war.       --Bp. Burnet.
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   2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval
      service; a draft.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, a.
   Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
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Thesaurus Results for conscription:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
bugle call, call, call to arms, call-up, catchword, clarion, clarion call, compulsory military service, draft, draft call, drafting, enlistment, enrollment, exhortation, go for broke, gung ho, impressment, induction, levy, mobilization, muster, press, rally, rallying cry, rebel yell, recruiting, recruitment, selective service, slogan, summons, trumpet call, war cry, war whoop, watchword
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