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Meanings of national service in inglês

The compulsory enrolment of people to serve in a country's military, usually for a fixed period of time.

Sinônimos
Examples for "conscription"
Examples for "conscription"
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Rye was the principal mover in the famous conscription riots of New-York.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870
2
The court also controlled centrally the conscription for the general military service.
A History of China
3
At the Winnipeg Liberal Convention in 1917 he was a coalition-conscription Liberal.
The Masques of Ottawa
4
Estonia has universal conscription, but service in these war zones was voluntary.
The Guardian
5
Enough went as it was in the fear that conscription was coming.
The Masques of Ottawa
1
Former diplomat, foreign minister, prodigious linguist, including Russian learned on military service.
Reuters
2
He also renounced his German citizenship in order to avoid military service.
Wired
3
More than half of American presidents had some form of military service.
Reuters
4
This is the attitude of Ireland in respect to compulsory military service.
The Irish Times
5
The court also controlled centrally the conscription for the general military service.
A History of China
Usage of national service in inglês
1
Greatly expanding access to national service and job opportunities for young people.
Ebony
2
Scanavacca returned to national service a fortnight ago against England at Twickenham.
The Irish Times
3
Senator Sam Nunn suggested we try a pilot program on national service.
True compass: a memoir
4
Nearly the entire workforce is enrolled in the country's national service programme.
The Guardian
5
For Singapore's founding generation, national service was about more than just defense.
Start-up nation: the story of israel's economic miracle
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You have set your face steadily against all schemes for national service.
The Double Traitor
7
Those parties want young religious scholars exempted en masse from mandatory national service.
Reuters
8
Carwyn Jones spoke after the national service at Cardiff's Welsh National War Memorial.
BBC
9
Dual funding finances the distribution and content of a national service.
The Irish Times
10
And next I was called back to France for national service.
The Guardian
11
There was still an obstacle to this budding career: national service.
The Guardian
12
Following his national service he entered Stanford University Law School, graduating in 1958.
Reuters
13
He was not to tell anyone that he was a national service member.
Reuters
14
She was the first recipient of the Women's Award for exceptional national service.
The South African
15
Hollands had been doing his national service, and volunteered to go to Korea.
The Guardian
16
It took until 2014 for their national service to be honoured.
News.com.au
This collocation consists of:
National service through the time
National service across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common