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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; the levying of soldiers or sailors by voluntary enrolment.
  • noun The writing by which a soldier (other than one who has entered the military service under a commission as an officer) is bound.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act or enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor.
  • noun The writing by which an enlisted man is bound.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Voluntary service based on an individuals' desire to serve a cause.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a period of time spent in military service
  • noun the act of enlisting (as in a military service)

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