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English noun: Selective Service

1. Selective Service (group) an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service


SynonymsSelective Service System, SSS


Broader (hypernym)independent agency

2. selective service (act) compulsory military service


Synonymsconscription, draft, muster


Broader (hypernym)militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization


Narrower (hyponym)levy, levy en masse


Domain categoryarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine









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