Conscript and Hire

Conscript

Conscript verb - To pick especially for required military service.

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Hire and conscript are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hire" instead a verb "Conscript".

Hire verb - To take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum.

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Conscript and hire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conscript" instead a verb "Hire".

Nearby Words: hireling, hired, hiring, hirer

hapless conscript

hapless hire

person	conscript person	hire person
people	conscript people	hire people
someone	conscript someone	hire someone
troops	conscript troops	hire troops
Other words: anyone, services, members.

Now they're a vast army for hire that can conscript troops from client nations and has replaced many states armed forces and is one of the few things keeping the Collective of Anarchist States from conquering the rest of the world.

Source: Private Military Contractors aka: Private Military Contractor
The jingoistic asshole is usually an ordinary villain if they're not just products of their environment, the Psycho for Hire types are mostly Complete Monster candidates, the involuntary conscript is at the bottom of Anti Villainy, while the Shellshocked Veteran is more of a Tragic Villain.

Source: Sliding Scale of Antagonist Vileness

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