What is Conscription?
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A law that forces all men (and sometimes women) to join the armed forces if and when they are needed.
The government passed conscription because they're at war.
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2.
The act of bringing about military enrollment in a (usually) compulsory manner.
The medieval lord instituted universal conscription during times of war.
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When something is expected to be breathtakingly amazingly awesome, and turns out to be tragically lame and/or mediocre.
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