military recruit

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandrecruit

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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recruit
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈkruːt/us
/rɪˈkruːt/
a new member of an organization, especially ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandrecruitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmilitary recruit

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In the first place, a soundmilitaryrecruitdrill in all our elementary and secondary schools.
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Because of security reasons, its military draftees were tagged and interviewed before usualmilitaryrecruittrainings.
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When buildings are disciplined like military recruits, it seems to me that they no longer represent the ambitions of our society.
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Consequently, there was a sharp decrease in the number of persons available as military recruits.
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Their vision was usually confined to extracting tax revenues and military recruits, while imposing some measure of political control, often in tandem with religious conformity.
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During 20 weeks of basic military training with no dietary restriction, obese military recruits lost 12.5 kg (27.6 lb).
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In 2002, smoking rates among military recruits were about 46% while the rates of age-matched university students were about 23%.
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Cases in point are technical training situations such as training of military recruits and high school mathematics.
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Military recruits are often taught how to make a neat and tidy bed with hospital corners.
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These fractures are sometimes called march fractures, based on their traditional association with military recruits after long marches.
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The condition tends to occur more often in women, military recruits, older athletes, the obese, and young male athletes.
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His work with military recruits inspired him to do research on physical anthropology.
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The measurement was first proposed in 1919 to screen military recruits.
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