conscript

cons‧cript 1 / kənskrɪpt / verb [ transitive ]

1 to make someone join the army, navy etc SYN draft American English
conscript somebody into something
Young Frenchmen were conscripted into the army and forced to fight in Algeria.
2 to make someone become a member of a group or take part in a particular activity SYN recruit

con‧script 2 / ˈkɒnskrɪpt $ ˈkɑːn- / noun [ countable ]

someone who has been made to join the army, navy etc SYN draftee American English :

a young army conscript

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