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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 conscienceplay

  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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