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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conscientious objector mean?
• CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR (noun)
The noun CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR has 1 sense:
1. one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
Familiarity information: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
CO; conscientious objector
Hypernyms ("conscientious objector" is a kind of...):
contestant; dissenter; dissident; objector; protester (a person who dissents from some established policy)
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