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selective service

se·lec·tive ser·vice


noun 
Definition:
 
U.S. conscription system: a system for calling up men for U.S. military service, which requires almost all men aged 18 through 25 to register with the relevant agency. In the event of a draft, men will be called in a sequence determined by a random lottery number and year of birth.

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