mercenary/conscripted military service system
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a system of recruiting soldiers through hiring; mercenary conscription system
formalA technical term in military and political science. It describes a conscription system where the state recruits soldiers by offering payment and employment benefits, creating a formal relationship closer to an employer-employee contract than mandatory, citizen-based conscription.
Gāi该
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
céng曾
cháng长
qī期
shí实
xíng行
gù雇
yōng佣
bīng兵
yì役
zhì制
。
This country historically implemented a mercenary conscription system for a long time.
Gù雇
yōng佣
bīng兵
yì役
zhì制
yǔ与
yì义
wù务
bīng兵
yì役
zhì制
zài在
xìng性
zhì质
shàng上
yǒu有
gēn根
běn本
qū区
bié别
。
There is a fundamental difference in nature between the mercenary conscription system and the compulsory military service system.
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Fēn分
xī析
rén人
shì士
rèn认
wéi为
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
gù雇
yōng佣
bīng兵
yì役
zhì制
xuē削
ruò弱
le了
jūn军
duì队
de的
guó国
mín民
xìng性
。
Analysts believe this mercenary conscription system weakens the national character of the military.