Definitions for national service
na·tion·al ser·vice

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1. national servicenoun

   compulsory service in the military during peacetime

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1. national servicenoun

   Compulsory service in the armed forces; conscription

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1. National service

   National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term national service comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939.The length and nature of national service depends on the country in question. In some instances, national service is compulsory, and citizens living abroad can be called back to their country of origin to complete it. In other cases, national service is voluntary. Many young people spend one or more years in such programmes. Compulsory military service typically requires all citizens to enroll for one or two years, usually at age 18 (later for university-level students). Most conscripting countries conscript only men, but Norway, Sweden, Israel, Eritrea, Morocco and North Korea conscript both men and women. Voluntary national service may require only three months of basic military training. The US equivalent is Selective Service. In the United States, voluntary enrollments at the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps are also known as national service.

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1. national service

   National service is a system of either compulsory or voluntary government service, usually involving military service or civil services tasks such as community development, public safety, environmental conservation and education. It is designed to foster a sense of citizenship and patriotism, while developing skills and contributing to societal or national development. The specifics of national service vary by country.

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1. National service

   National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes. The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes. Compulsory military service typically requires all citizens, or all male citizens, to participate for a period of a year during their youth, usually at some point between the age of 18 and their late twenties.

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How to pronounce national service?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say national service in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of national service in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of national service in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of national service in a Sentence

1. Uri Orbach:

   Israel is in the midst of a difficult military and diplomatic campaign against terrorists. An organisation that works to prove allegations that Israel is committing war crimes should be so good as to do so with its own resources and not with civilian national service volunteers and state funds.

2. Matthew Smith:

   Investors are extremely unimpressed with their sudden conscription into national service, and you can see that in their share prices.

3. Buckingham Palace:

   Taking into account the journey and activity required to participate in tomorrow’s National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, Her Majesty with great reluctance has concluded that she will not attend.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   National service can help us to form connections between very different kinds of Americans, as was my experience in the military, i served alongside and trusted my life to people who held totally different political views. You shouldn't have to go to war in order to have that kind of experience, which is why I am proposing a plan to create more opportunities for national service.

5. Prime Minister Scott Morrison:

   I will be calling on Australians to do it, frankly, as a matter of national service.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=national service
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/National_Service
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Service
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=national service