conscript
/kənˈskrɪpt/verb
उच्चारण कन्स्क्रिप्ट
अनिवार्य सैन्य सेवा में भर्ती करना
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[T] ~ sb (into sth)
to make somebody join the armed forces by law
अनिवार्य सैन्य सेवा में भर्ती करना
- Young men were conscripted into the army.
- In some countries, the government can conscript young citizens for a fixed period.
- The army began to conscript men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five.
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- Several countries still conscript their young people for at least a year.
- He was conscripted into the navy soon after finishing school.
Synonyms call up draft enlist recruit enrol
Opposite discharge release demobilize
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[C]
a person who has been made to join the armed forces
अनिवार्य भर्ती वाला सैनिक
- conscripts and volunteers
- The old general trained every conscript with patience and discipline.
- As a new conscript, he had to learn how to march in step.
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- Many conscripts found the first weeks of training extremely hard.
- The conscripts lined up in the yard to receive their uniforms.
Synonyms draftee recruit enlistee
Opposite volunteer professional soldier
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
con·script
§Grammar and usage
Verb conSCRIPT, noun CONscript.
Pronunciation: Verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर आता है, यानी conSCRIPT (ज़बरदस्ती सेना में भर्ती करना); noun में stress पहले syllable पर आता है, यानी CONscript (जबरन भर्ती किया गया सैनिक)।
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One-word substitution
Compulsory military service is conscription (American the draft); a person who joins the army willingly a volunteer; a soldier who fights for money for a foreign country a mercenary.
अनिवार्य सैन्य सेवा conscription (American draft); स्वेच्छा से सेना में शामिल होने वाला volunteer; पैसे के लिए विदेशी देश के लिए लड़ने वाला सैनिक mercenary।
General knowledge
India has no conscription; its armed forces are all volunteers.
भारत में अनिवार्य सैन्य सेवा नहीं है; उसकी सशस्त्र सेनाएँ पूरी तरह स्वैच्छिक हैं।