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SSS

SSS

2 7.6
A United States government agency that registers people for required military service
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : SSS
  • The SSS ensures that all eligible individuals comply with the selective service requirements.

Examples

  • The panel reviewed three studies that support the efficacy of Student Success Skills (SSS; Brigman & Campbell, 2003; Campbell & Brigman, 2005; Webb, Brigman, & Campbell, 2005).

    Academic text (2008)

  • The Special Services Staff (SSS) was formed during the Nixon administration to coordinate "all IRS activities involving ideological, militant, subversive, radical, and similar type organizations" (Davis 1997: 88).

    Academic text (1999)

  • The SSS is the agency that manages the registration for the draft in the United States.

  • Many young citizens are required to register with the SSS when they turn 18.

Synonyms

Selective Service
vsSSS
  • Formal
3 5.8

A United States system that registers men and can require them to join the military

refers specifically to the agency within that system
Selective Service System
vsSSS
  • Formal
1 5.4

A US government agency that registers men for possible military service

is the same entity but named in abbreviated form

Surface Forms

SSS singular
SSSs plural

Etymology

SSS comes from the name Selective Service System. The part select means 'choosing' and service means 'duty', so SSS is the agency that registers people who may be chosen for military duty.