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Selective service   /səlˈɛktɪv sˈərvəs/   Listen
Selective service

noun
1.
An independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service.  Synonyms: Selective Service System, SSS.
2.
Compulsory military service.  Synonyms: conscription, draft, muster.





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"Selective service" Quotes from Famous Books



... owes a debt of gratitude to the Selective Service boards. The successful operation of the Selective Service System and the way it has been accepted by the great mass of our citizens give us confidence that if necessary, the same principle could be used to solve ...
— The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Franklin Delano Roosevelt


Words linked to "Selective service" :   draft, war machine, military, armed services, armed forces, muster, independent agency, military machine, mobilization, militarization, levy en masse, conscription, levy, militarisation, mobilisation


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