con ‧ scrip ‧ tion /kənˈskrɪpʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
when people are made to join the army, navy etc SYN draft
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THESAURUS
■ join the army
▪ join up British English , enlist American English to join the army:
He joined up when he was 18.
▪ be called up British English , be drafted American English to be ordered to serve in the army by the government:
He was drafted into the US army in 1943.
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Reserve soldiers were being called up.
▪ conscription ( also the draft American English ) a government policy of ordering people to serve in the army:
Conscription was introduced in 1916.
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He had left the country to avoid the draft.