What is another word for draft dodgers?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈaft dˈɒd͡ʒəz] (IPA)

Draft dodgers are individuals who evade conscription or military service in times of war. There exist several synonyms for this term including draft resisters, conscientious objectors, and deserters. Draft resisters are individuals who refuse to participate in a military draft as a form of protest against a war or military service. Conscientious objectors are people who refuse to participate in military service on moral or religious grounds. Deserters are individuals who flee from military service or abscond without leave. These different terms emphasize the differing reasons for evading military service, with draft dodgers being a general term used to refer to all such cases.

What are the hypernyms for Draft dodgers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Draft dodgers

  • Conservatives truly love America and support the armed forces, while liberals are unpatriotic draft dodgers.
    Joe Conason
  • Even the draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, most of them... unless they are breaking Canadian laws .. are getting American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here.
    Gordon Sinclair
  • It's not a comfortable thing, to be chosen so. I tried to avoid it for a long time, but God finds ways of dealing with draft dodgers.
    Lois McMaster Bujold
  • In a major bid to encourage Americans to evade military conscription, the Toronto Anti-Draft Programme plans to put into the mail next week about 5,000 copies of a "Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canada." The 132-page soft-cover book contains detailed advice about how to qualify as a Canadian immigrant, and information about Canadian jobs and school opportunities, housing, politics, culture and climate. The book is one of the manifestations of the growing organizational apparatus and financial strength of the Anti-Draft Programme, which deliberately uses the British spelling of "program." Other such signs, as reported by Mark I. Satin, the 21-year-old director of the "Programme," are: ... A list of 200 Torontonians who have offered to shelter and feed draft dodgers. ... Establishment of an employment service to help the youths find jobs. ... Mr. Satin's office gives cash grants to draft resisters who are without funds.
    Mark Satin

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