Conscript and Voluntary

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Conscript noun - Someone who is drafted into military service.

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Voluntary is an antonym for conscript.

Voluntary noun - (military) a person who freely enlists for service.

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Conscript is an antonym for voluntary.

Service in the military was compulsory, until the murder of a conscript in 1994 prompted the change to voluntary service.

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