Usually means: Refuses military service on principle.
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  1. conscientious objector: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. conscientious objector: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. conscientious objector: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. conscientious objector: Collins English Dictionary
  5. conscientious objector: Vocabulary.com
  6. conscientious objector: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. conscientious objector: Wiktionary
  8. conscientious objector: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. conscientious objector: Dictionary.com
  10. Conscientious Objector, Conscientious objector, The Conscientious Objector: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. conscientious objector: Rhymezone
  12. conscientious objector: Free Dictionary
  13. conscientious objector: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. conscientious objector: Law.com Dictionary
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  3. Conscientious Objector: Legal dictionary

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  1. conscientious objector: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (conscientious objector)

noun:  Someone who refuses to perform military service (for example to fight in an armed conflict, or be compulsorily drafted in a time of peace) because of religious or moral principles.

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