conscientious objector

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conscientious objector

  • /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs əbˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ US

noun conscientious objectors

  1. Someone who refuses to perform military service (for example to fight in an armed conflict, or be compulsorily drafted in a time of peace) because of religious or moral principles.

    Similar: CO, conchy, conshie, Percy

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noun someone refusing to fight in an armed conflict because of religious or moral principles

Españolobjetor de conciencia, objetora de conciencia
한국어양심적 병역거부자 yangsimjeok byeong'yeokgeobuja
日本語良心的兵役拒否者 ryōshintekiheiekikyohisha
中文拒服兵役者 jù fú bīngyì zhě
Portuguêsobjetor de consciência, objetora de consciência, objector de consciência, objectora de consciência
Françaisobjecteur de conscience, objectrice de conscience
DeutschDienstverweigerer, Wehrdienstverweigerer, Wehrdienstverweigererin, Wehrdienstverweigerin, Kriegsdienstverweigerer, Kriegsdienstverweigererin
Italianoobiettore di coscienza, obiettrice di coscienza
Ελληνικάαντιρρησίας συνείδησης antirrisías syneídisis
Русскийотка́зывающийся от призы́ва в а́рмию по убежде́нию otkázyvajuščijsja ot prizýva v ármiju po ubeždéniju, отка́зник otkáznik, отка́зница otkáznica, отка́зчик otkázčik, отка́зчица otkázčica

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@misc{conscientious_objector_2026,
  title = {conscientious objector},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conscientious%20objector},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}