Conscientious
41conscientious objector — noun one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑CO • Hypernyms: ↑dissenter, ↑dissident, ↑protester, ↑objector, ↑contestant * * * noun, pl …
42conscientious objector — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms conscientious objector : singular conscientious objector plural conscientious objectors someone who refuses to take part in a war because they are morally opposed to all war and violence …
43Conscientious Objectors — The Selective Service Act of 1940 exempted from combatant service in World War II any individual who objected “by reason of religious training and belief . . . to participation in war in any form.” This excluded those who objected on… …
44conscientious objection — noun : objection on moral or religious grounds (as to service in the armed forces or to bearing arms) * * * conscientious objector. refusal on moral or religious grounds to bear arms in a military conflict or to serve in the armed forces. [1895… …
45conscientious objection — a refusal to behave in certain generally accepted ways because they run counter to one s personal values, which are sometimes based on religious belief. A doctor can legally refuse to perform an abortion on the grounds of a conscientious… …
46conscientious objector — One who, by reason of religious training and belief, is conscientiously opposed to participation in war. Such person need not be a member of a religious sect whose creed forbids participation in war to be entitled to classification as a… …
47conscientious objector — One who, by reason of religious training and belief, is conscientiously opposed to participation in war. Such person need not be a member of a religious sect whose creed forbids participation in war to be entitled to classification as a… …
48conscientious objector — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pacifist, war hater, noncombatant, neutralist, nonviolent person, C.O., conchie*, draft dodger*, peacenik*. Religious groups that object to warfare on conscientious grounds include: Quakers, Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah s… …
49conscientious objector — noun a person who for reasons of conscience objects to serving in the armed forces. Derivatives conscientious objection noun …
50conscientious objector — /ˌkɒnʃiɛnʃəs əbˈdʒɛktə/ (say .konsheeenshuhs uhb jektuh) noun someone who on the grounds of deeply held beliefs refuses to meet a political or communal obligation, as military service, compulsory voting, the attendance of children at school, etc …
