military draft

Frequency: 6.09.3 per million words

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.