From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconscientious objectorˌconscientious obˈjector noun [countable] PMsomeone who refuses to become a soldier because of their moral or religious beliefs → draft dodger
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conscientious objector• After his baptism, Martin advanced to the battlefield as a conscientious objector.• Initially a conscientious objector, he joined the army in 1941 and wound up a captain in the Middle East.• An extraordinary character, Kellet was a conscientious objector working in the forest on the lower flanks of the mountain.• Knowing better than even to apply for conscientious objector, I went about avoiding the draft another way altogether. 