forced recruitment

collocation in English

meaningsofforcedandrecruitment

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forced
adjective
uk
/fɔːst/us
/fɔːrst/
done against ...
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recruitment
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈkruːt.mənt/us
/rɪˈkruːt.mənt/
the process of finding people to work for a company or become a new member of ...
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(Definition offorcedandrecruitmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The similarities were easy to discern given the parallels offorcedrecruitment, physical brutalization, constant surveillance, and communal living.
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There is evidence offorcedrecruitmentof youths.
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The army counterinsurgency units were dissolved,forcedrecruitmentwas suspended, and civilian input and human rights issues were integrated into military doctrine.
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For large periods of the wars it seems that neither side could claim such legitimacy andforcedrecruitmentand retention of soldiers were widespread.
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These perceptions render children vulnerable to abduction orforcedrecruitment.
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Navies of several nations usedforcedrecruitmentby various means.
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Voluntary numbers were insufficient andforcedrecruitmentwas introduced within a few months.
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While it had initially recruited with promises of generous pay, which proved to be false, it eventually turned toforcedrecruitmentto replenish its ranks.
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This brought more problems to the community, likeforcedrecruitmentfor plantations, assimilation of the drug dealers' culture by some, and violence.
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Theforcedrecruitmentof local laborers allowed by colonial law made these land grants particularly lucrative for their owners.
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