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    conscription

    US /kənˈskrɪpʃən/

    ・

    UK /kənˈskrɪpʃn/

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    n. (u.)Uncountable NounCompulsory military service
    The conscription of last year added a million soldiers

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    BBC 6 Minute English August 13, 2015 - Compulsory Voting

    06:06BBC 6 Minute English August 13, 2015 - Compulsory Voting
    • military service and is also known as conscription.

      military service and is also known as conscription.

    • military service and is also known as conscription.

      military service and is also known as conscription.

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    The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1

    48:30The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1
    • The first test of how the Allied powers of Britain and France would respond to his new Germany came in 1935, when Hitler introduced military conscription which saw the German armed forces swell many times beyond the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles.

      The first test of how the Allied powers of Britain and France would respond to his new Germany came in 1935, when Hitler introduced military conscription which saw the German armed forces swell many times beyond the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles.

    • When Hitler introduced military conscription which saw the German armed forces swell many times beyond the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles

      When Hitler introduced military conscription which saw the German armed forces swell many times beyond the number permitted by the Treaty of Versailles

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    Kemi Badenoch 'shocked' by Donald Trump's comments about Greenland | BBC News

    18:11Kemi Badenoch 'shocked' by Donald Trump's comments about Greenland | BBC News
    • And many democracies are, at this moment of danger for the world, are thinking about bringing back one or another form of conscription.

      And many democracies are, at this moment of danger for the world, are thinking about bringing back one or another form of conscription.

    • Should the UK think about something more radical, some kind of form of conscription?

      Should the UK think about something more radical, some kind of form of conscription?

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    Top 10 Recent Major Global Events That NOBODY Is Talking About

    17:04Top 10 Recent Major Global Events That NOBODY Is Talking About
    • They have introduced conscription and are literally kidnapping young men to fight in the military.

      They have introduced conscription and are literally kidnapping young men to fight in the military.

    • We know that morale is very low, that they have introduced conscription and are literally kidnapping young men to fight in the military.

      We know that morale is very low, that they have introduced conscription and are literally kidnapping young men to fight in the military.

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    How Ukraine's TCK Mobilisation Units go after draft dodgers | DW News

    13:07How Ukraine's TCK Mobilisation Units go after draft dodgers |  DW News
    • Desertions are at critical levels and the number of young men avoiding conscription is also high.

      Desertions are at critical levels and the number of young men avoiding conscription is also high.

    • Desertions are at critical levels, and the number of young men avoiding conscription is also high.

      Desertions are at critical levels, and the number of young men avoiding conscription is also high.

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    Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 04: "THIS LAND IS MY LAND"

    54:59Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 04: "THIS LAND IS MY LAND"
    • What about military conscription?

      What about military conscription?

    • So the real question is: how does he himself figure it out between I agree to give up my life, give up my property when he talks about taxes, or military conscription for the fact?

      So the real question is: how does he himself figure it out between I agree to give up my life, give up my property when he talks about taxes, or military conscription for the fact?

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    Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 05: "HIRED GUNS"

    55:10Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 05: "HIRED GUNS"
    • Today, we begin to investigate the question of consent by looking at a concrete case, the case of military conscription.

      Today, we begin to investigate the question of consent by looking at a concrete case, the case of military conscription.

    • Option number two: shift to a system of military conscription.

      Option number two: shift to a system of military conscription.

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    Conspiracy of the World History.

    08:32Conspiracy of the World History.
    • The hordes were actually professional armies with a tradition of lifelong conscription (the recruitment being the so-called "blood tax").

      The hordes were actually professional armies with a tradition of lifelong conscription (the recruitment being the so-called "blood tax").

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    France brings back limited military service with 3,000 volunteers | BBC News

    07:08France brings back limited military service with 3,000 volunteers | BBC News
    • But we begin in France, where President Macron is announcing that France will restore military service on a voluntary basis almost three decades after conscription was phased out.

      But we begin in France, where President Macron is announcing that France will restore military service on a voluntary basis almost three decades after conscription was phased out.

    • But we begin in France, where President Macron is announcing that France will restore military service on a voluntary basis almost three decades after conscription was phased out.

      But we begin in France, where President Macron is announcing that France will restore military service on a voluntary basis almost three decades after conscription was phased out.

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    CEO of the MSC Franke: 'We don't want to manage our own security without the US'

    06:47CEO of the MSC Franke: 'We don't want to manage our own security without the US'
    • and then we do not deliver, then we let them die out in the cold, then nothing of what we're doing structurally on the ground with our armies, on conscription, on spending will have any meaning whatsoever.

      and then we do not deliver, then we let them die out in the cold, then nothing of what we're doing structurally on the ground with our armies, on conscription, on spending will have any meaning whatsoever.

    • If we run around the world always upholding principles like territorial sovereignty and support of like minded countries and then we do not deliver, then we let them die out in the cold, then nothing of what we're doing structurally on the ground with our armies, on conscription, on spending will have any meaning whatsoever.

      If we run around the world always upholding principles like territorial sovereignty and support of like minded countries and then we do not deliver, then we let them die out in the cold, then nothing of what we're doing structurally on the ground with our armies, on conscription, on spending will have any meaning whatsoever.

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