military draft
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compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces
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- During the war, many young men were subject to the military draft.
- The country reinstated the military draft due to rising international tensions.
- He sought a deferment from the military draft to finish his university studies.
- There was widespread protest against the unpopular military draft.
- Some people believe that a military draft is necessary for national security.
- My grandfather told me stories about his experience with the military draft in the 1960s.
- A debate in parliament is scheduled to discuss the abolition of the military draft.
- If you received a notice for the military draft, you had to report for a physical examination.
- The new government is considering a form of non-combat military draft for civil service.
- Fleeing the country to avoid the military draft had serious legal consequences.