Skip to main content

conscription 

being obligated or required to make an appearance, regardless of what one desires to do.
Some people consider having to report for jury duty a form of conscription.

Having to visit my parents during the holidays feels like conscription. All their turmoil makes me wish I could just stay home.
conscription by D.S. Credito March 2, 2015

Conscription 

A law that forces all men (and sometimes women) to join the armed forces if and when they are needed.
The government passed conscription because they're at war.
Conscription by Jafje May 25, 2007

conscription 

The act of bringing about military enrollment in a (usually) compulsory manner.
The medieval lord instituted universal conscription during times of war.
conscription by Nicolai April 3, 2004

Conscriptovitch 

A derogatory noun used to describe conscripted soldiers, almost exclusively within the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Guy 1: Did you hear what that recruit did? He really fell for the chemlight battery prank!
Guy 2: Frickin’ conscriptovitch
Conscriptovitch by Pootman0 January 15, 2023

Poorly paid conscripts 

People practically forced into a war with little money or hope of returning. The expendable n00bs of the armies.
The poorly paid conscripts were forced to rush the enemy, while the guns lined up to take shot.

Russian Conscription 

“mobilization to graves
Russian Conscription for the war in Ukraine is a grave era.
Russian Conscription by mlhiss September 24, 2022