adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(a) conscientious objection (= the fact of refusing to become a solider because of your moral or religious beliefs )
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Conscientious objection to military service is seen by the United Nations as part of your right to freedom of thought.
conscientious objector
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
objection
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This conflict is illustrated by the question of conscientious objection in war time.
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We have no conscientious objections or anything of that kind.
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A separate law allowing for conscientious objection and introducing alternative civilian service was also adopted.
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He also, at first, saw conscientious objection as a key to mobilizing opposition to the war itself.
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The argument rests on an analogy with the right of conscientious objection which is supported by Dworkin.
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When conscription was introduced, he could not plead a conscientious objection to war in general.
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Not the rights and wrongs of conscientious objection .
objector
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Initially a conscientious objector , he joined the army in 1941 and wound up a captain in the Middle East.
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After his baptism, Martin advanced to the battlefield as a conscientious objector .
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Knowing better than even to apply for conscientious objector , I went about avoiding the draft another way altogether.
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An extraordinary character, Kellet was a conscientious objector working in the forest on the lower flanks of the mountain.
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The conscientious objectors said they were surprised by the loudness of the crunch.
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National service would be introduced, with an alternative for conscientious objectors .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a conscientious worker
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His previous employer describes him as honest, hard-working and conscientious .
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I wish everyone was as conscientious as you are about getting to work on time.
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She was a very conscientious student and attended all her lectures.
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We have made a very conscientious effort to reduce spending.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After his baptism, Martin advanced to the battle-field as a conscientious objector.
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By contrast, Simpson said he himself was a studious and conscientious straight-arrow.
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He's very conscientious , it's just he doesn't have much of a bedside manner.
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His wife Fenella told the Huntingdon inquest her husband had been extremely conscientious in his 18 years with Barclays.
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No doubt a conscientious worker; no doubt a good husband and father; but totally unremarkable.
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Surely such a conscientious accomplishment should prove a lifesaver for thousands of animals throughout the world.
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Was this the conscientious swimming coach speaking, or was there something else behind those words?