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selective service

noun

  1. compulsory military service.


selective service

noun

  1. (formerly) compulsory military service under which men were conscripted selectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of selective service1

First recorded in 1919
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Example Sentences

This year, a Democratic amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act will automatically register every male citizen and resident aged 18-26 in the selective service database.

From Salon

In addition to strength, stamina and ergonomic shoes, a job with the postal service requires a clean record, two years of safe driving, and a selective service registration.

But some Republicans are signaling a broader divide that is deepening over culture war battles playing out in the NDAA, beyond the measure to expand selective service.

I was sent to wait out the remainder of the day before being taken back to my local selective service board and returning home to Southern Maryland.

At the time, many of the GOP lawmakers objected to provisions in the bill making women eligible to register for the selective service draft.

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