con·script
ˈkän-ˌskript 
1
: enrolled into service by compulsion : drafted
2
: made up of conscripted persons
con·script
kən-ˈskript
conscripted; conscripting; conscripts
: to enroll into service by compulsion : draft
was conscripted into the army
Examples of conscript in a Sentence
Noun
as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts
Verb
The government is conscripting men for the army.
He was conscripted into the army.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
While the official stance is that conscripts are not sent to Ukraine, reports have surfaced of conscripts being pressured or misled into signing contracts that result in their deployment to the front lines in Ukraine.
—Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Russia has reserves of conscript soldiers it is prohibited by its policies from deploying into Ukraine, but could on Russian soil.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2025
The country has settled into a new normal, where most men are conscripted to fight and many have left for safer countries.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Moscow says the conscripts will not be sent to Ukraine, but they have reportedly been sent to fight and die in Russia's border regions before.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
While the official stance is that conscripts are not sent to Ukraine, reports have surfaced of conscripts being pressured or misled into signing contracts that result in their deployment to the front lines in Ukraine.
—Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
How can the government collect taxes, for instance, or conscript soldiers or enforce the law, if people do not have last names?
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Russia has reserves of conscript soldiers it is prohibited by its policies from deploying into Ukraine, but could on Russian soil.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Verb
Berlin’s Friedrichstadt-Palast has conscripted American fashion designer Jeremy Scott for its next cabaret-style revue, with previews starting Sept. 24, and the world premiere on Oct. 8.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2025
The country has settled into a new normal, where most men are conscripted to fight and many have left for safer countries.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Conscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conscript. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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conscript
1 of 3 adjective
con·script
ˈkän-ˌskript
1
: enrolled into service by force
2
: made up of conscripted persons
conscript
2 of 3 verb
con·script
kən-ˈskript
: to enroll into service by force : draft
was conscripted into the army
conscription
noun
kən-ˈskrip-shən
conscript
3 of 3 noun
con·script
ˈkän-ˌskript
: a conscripted person (as a military recruit)
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