INDUCTEE Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

inductee

noun

(ˌ)in-ˌdək-ˈtē

Definition of inductee

as in conscript

a person forced or required to enroll in military service a new crop of inductees produced by the draft

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Recent Examples of inductee The Spring Fling honored six Hall-of-Fame inductees and community leaders whose work has helped shape Chicago's Black LGBTQ+ community. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Other inductees in the 2026 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame class include Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Doris Burke, Kim Muhl, Amaya Valdemoro, Isabelle Fijalkowski and Barbara Kennedy-Dixon. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 27 June 2026 The lineup for those shows has included four Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees — Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Foreigner — along with hometown favorite Gregory Page, the two-day San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival and such rising younger stars as Yungblud, Ethel Cai and Cannons. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inductee

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Jung also highlighted the South Korean military’s personnel shortage, especially among noncommissioned officers and officers expected to help train new conscripts to use drones.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
The film begins in a Turkish military barrack, where Osman, a sensitive young conscript, forms a quiet but powerful bond with his superior, Ziya.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 June 2026

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Currently, the recruiting cycle is in a period in which recruits haven’t been able to make campus visits.

— Gary Bedore July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Four recruits have been hospitalized, according to Castro and a source with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to talk to the press.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 1 July 2026

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