antidraft
7.7
A person or group that opposes military service
- noun
- /ˈæntiˌdræft/
- US
:
movimiento antidraft
- Yet opposition to the draft did not reach endemic proportions, and the SADF did its best to throttle the antidraft movement and sparingly permit conscripts to perform alternate, noncombatant duties.
Examples
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As an active member of an antidraft group, he spoke out against military service requirements.
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The antidraft movement organized protests to challenge the government's conscription policies.
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Her writings highlighted the importance of the antidraft sentiment during times of war.
Synonyms
antimilitarist
vsantidraft
1
7.3
A person who opposes the military having power in government or society
focuses specifically on opposing compulsory military service rather than broad military issues
anticonscription
vsantidraft
8.6
Opposition to required military service
identifies specific people or groups rather than the general opposition
Antonyms
How Opposed
Surface Forms
antidraft singular
antidrafts plural
Morphology
Etymology
Antidraft comes from anti- meaning 'against' and draft meaning 'forced military service', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of groups like antiwar that say 'no' to the draft. So an antidraft is a person or movement that opposes being forced to join the army.