CONSCRIPTIONS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

conscriptions

noun

plural of conscription

as in recruitments

the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army. a campaign to end conscription

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Noun

In the last 16 inductions classes, there have been 12 defensive ends elected.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
There are Little League World Series in baseball and softball, and Hall of Fame inductions in football and basketball.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of inductions

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Imagine a junior team member on a long project watching the same questions get asked over and over, because the information is scattered across emails, meeting notes, and old drafts.

— Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
In the years since his death, demos and early drafts sung in concert have shown how deliberately Elliott pared his lyrics back and tinkered with phrases, sometimes changing lines even after an album was finished.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of drafts

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Businesses optimize websites, advertisements and landing pages to encourage purchases, registrations or inquiries as quickly as possible.

— Ramesh Tambe, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Ballard gave a light jab to Bayh by mentioning that companies often use law firms to lessen how much personal information is disclosed in business registrations.

— Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of registrations

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In Georgia, the lieutenant governor wields immense power in the state Senate by presiding over floor debates and making committee assignments that give him control over what bills reach the floor for a vote.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
What-if scenarios let managers test different task assignments before changing the active plan.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of assignments

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Taking this unpaid time upfront, Bornstein hoped, might help shift the tenor of appointments later, and might even convince some to vaccinate once there was a sense of trust.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Faculty influence over big-picture decisions such as budgets and top appointments has declined nationally over the last two decades, and at USC, professors have complained that faculty input is often only advisory and can be overridden.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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