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Noun: conscientious objector
  1. One who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
    - CO, conchy [UK, informal], conchie [UK, informal]

Derived forms: conscientious objectors

Type of: contestant, dissenter, dissident, objector, protester, protestor

Encyclopedia: Conscientious objector