selective service

selective service(
sih
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lehk
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dihv
 
suhr
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vihs
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (general)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el servicio militar obligatorio
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Tommy avoided being called to the selective service because he had epilepsy.Tommy evitó la llamada al servicio militar obligatorio porque tenía epilepsia.
b. el servicio selectivo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
All men between the ages of 18 and 25 who are U.S. citizens must register for the selective service.Todos los hombres entre 18 y 25 años de edad que son ciudadanos estadounidenses deben inscribirse en el servicio selectivo.
c. la conscripción
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
There's a lot of debate surrounding the inclusion of women in the selective service.Hay mucho debate sobre la inclusión de las mujeres en la conscripción.
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