selective service

noun
🔊/sɪˌlektɪv ˈsɜːvɪs/
🔊/sɪˌlektɪv ˈsɜːrvɪs/
[uncountable] (North American English)
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  1. a system in which people have to spend a period of time in the armed forces by law义务兵役