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Impressment

noun/ɪmpɹˈɛsmənt/
Definition
the act of coercing someone into government service
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪmpɹˈɛsmənt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪmpɹˈɛsmənt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪmpɹˈɛsmənt/
3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɛsmənt/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
impressverbtake (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Eindruck
der Akt, jemanden zum Staatsdienst zu zwingen
🇫🇷French
enrôlement forcé
le fait de contraindre quelqu'un à entrer au service du gouvernement
🇪🇸Spanish
requisición
el acto de obligar a alguien a servir al gobierno
🇮🇹Italian
impressione
l’atto di costringere qualcuno a prestare servizio governativo
🇳🇱Dutch
indruk
het dwingen van iemand tot overheidsdienst
🇵🇹Portuguese
impressão
o ato de coagir alguém a servir no governo
🇷🇺Russian
впечатление
принуждение кого-либо к государственной службе
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रभाव
किसी को सरकारी सेवा में जबरदस्ती लाने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
ছাপ
কাউকে সরকারি চাকরিতে বাধ্য করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
சுவாரசியம்
ஒருவரை அரசாங்க சேவையில் கட்டாயப்படுத்தும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ముద్ర
ఒకరిని ప్రభుత్వ సేవలోకి బలవంతం చేసే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
छाप
एखाद्याला सरकारी सेवेत भाग पाडण्याची कृती
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રભાવ
કોઈને સરકારી સેવામાં દબાણ કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ
ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಸೇವೆಗೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മതിപ്പ്
ആരെയെങ്കിലും സർക്കാർ സേവനത്തിലേക്ക് നിർബന്ധിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ
ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
تاثر
کسی کو سرکاری ملازمت میں مجبور کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
征用
强迫某人进入政府服务的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
印象
誰かに政府への奉仕を強制する行為
🇰🇷Korean
강제 징모
누군가를 공직에 강요하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ấn tượng
hành động ép buộc ai đó vào dịch vụ của chính phủ
🇹🇭Thai
ความประทับใจ
การบังคับบุคคลให้เข้ารับราชการ
🇮🇩Indonesian
pendaftaran paksa
tindakan memaksa seseorang menjadi pegawai pemerintah
🇵🇭Filipino
impresyon
ang pagkilos ng pagpilit sa isang tao sa paglilingkod sa gobyerno
🇲🇾Malay
kesan
tindakan memaksa seseorang untuk berkhidmat dalam kerajaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الانطباع
فعل إكراه شخص ما على الخدمة الحكومية
🇮🇷Persian
تحت تاثیر قرار دادن
عمل مجبور کردن کسی به خدمات دولتی
🇹🇷Turkish
izlenim
birini devlet hizmetine zorlama eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
התרשמות
מעשה של כפיית מישהו לשירות ממשלתי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'impressment'?
The primary meaning of 'impressment' is 'the act of coercing someone into government service'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'impressment' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'impressment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'impressment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'impressment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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