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Conscription, also known as the draft in American English and Philippine English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day under various names.
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| the arrière-ban in France | instance of | and men at arms under local superiors appointed by the king or the local lord | 0.80 | text |
| Albanians | instance of | as well as peoples from the Balkans | 0.80 | text |
| Greeks | instance of | as well as peoples from the Balkans | 0.80 | text |
| and South Slavs | instance of | as well as peoples from the Balkans | 0.80 | text |
| Egypt | instance of | In places | 0.80 | text |
| from the Ayyubid dynasty to the time of Muhammad Ali of Egypt | instance of | In places | 0.80 | text |
| mamluks were considered to be | instance of | In places | 0.80 | text |
| order of battle to focus superior troops against inferior ones | instance of | The Prussians were used to relying on superior organization and tactical factors | 0.80 | text |
| France reserved their conscript armies for home service while maintaining professional units for overseas duties.World WarsThe range of eligible ages for conscripting was expanded to meet national demand during the World Wars.In the United States | instance of | Some colonial powers | 0.80 | text |
| the Selective Service System drafted men for World War I initially in an age range from 21 to 30 but expanded its eligibility in 1918 to an age range of 18 to 45 | instance of | Some colonial powers | 0.80 | text |
| nursing or teaching | instance of | as all women with dependent children were exempt and many women were informally left in occupations | 0.80 | text |
| the number conscripted was relatively few | instance of | as all women with dependent children were exempt and many women were informally left in occupations | 0.80 | text |
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