conscription
noun [ U ] uk/kənˈskrɪp.ʃən/ us/kənˈskrɪp.ʃən/ (US usually the draft)
征兵;兵役
the act or process of forcing people by law to join the armed services
Ever since the war began he's been worried that the government will introduce conscription. 自从战争开始以来，他就一直担心政府会实行征兵制。
The United States abolished conscription in 1973. 美国于1973年废除了征兵制。
See: conscript
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- I wondered if compulsory conscription might be a factor in making young people more responsible.
- My grandfather emigrated from Germany in the 1850s to avoid conscription.
- They first faced military conscription during the Civil War.