anti-conscriptionist
|an-ti-con-scrip-tion-ist|
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/ˌæn.ti.kənˈskrɪp.ʃən.ɪst/
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/ˌæn.ti.kənˈskrɪp.ʃ(ə)n.ɪst/
opposed to compulsory military service
Etymology
'anti-conscriptionist' is a modern English formation combining the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') with 'conscription' (from Latin 'conscriptio' via Old French/Middle English) plus the agentive suffix '-ist'.
'conscription' derives from Latin 'conscribere' ('con-' meaning 'together' + 'scribere' meaning 'to write'), passed into Old French and Middle English as 'conscription', and the agent suffix '-ist' was later added in English to form 'conscriptionist'; the compound 'anti-conscriptionist' developed in modern English usage to denote opponents of that practice.
Originally 'conscription' referred to the act of enrolling or writing together (from Latin); over time it came to mean compulsory military service, and thus 'anti-conscriptionist' came to mean 'one who opposes compulsory military service'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who opposes conscription (compulsory military service); someone active in or supportive of movements against the draft.
She became a prominent anti-conscriptionist during the debate over the draft.
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Adjective 1
opposed to conscription; describing policies, movements, or views that reject compulsory military service.
They organized an anti-conscriptionist campaign to protest the proposed law.
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