verb, noun
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sb (into sth) (especially BrE) (AmE usually draft) to make sb join the armed forces
SYNCALLUP:
He was conscripted into the army in 1939. * to be conscripted for military service
noun (especially BrE) (AmE usually draftee) a person who has been conscripted to join the armed forces:
young army conscripts * conscript soldiers / armies
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