conchie
Refuses military service
Conchie is British slang, usually disparaging, for a conscientious objector—someone who refuses military service on moral or religious grounds.
The term emerged during World War I when conscription laws first allowed such exemptions: The conchies were sent to do farm work instead.
Also spelled conchy.
One who formally disagrees
- COState or toxic gas
- draft resisterOne avoiding mandatory enlistment
- absolutistOne allowing no exceptions
- exemptionRelease from requirement
deferment · tribunal · alternative service · civilian service · noncombatant · Selective Service · draft board · registration
First global military conflict
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- white featherEmblem of cowardice
- cowardPerson lacking bravery
shirker · slacker · prison · hard labor · Dartmoor · court-martial · stigma · persecution
Civilian work replacing conscription
- civilian serviceNonmilitary national contribution
- medicEmergency care provider
- stretcher bearerOne who carries wounded
- aid workerPerson providing humanitarian assistance
humanitarian · hospital orderly · farm work · forestry · relief work · community service · work camp
Freedom from disturbance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- pacifistAnti-violence believer
- QuakerSociety of Friends member
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
disarmament · antiwar · peace movement · Mennonite · Brethren · Jehovah's Witness · quietism · ahimsa
Peaceful refusal to obey
- refusalAct of declining
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- dissentDisagreement with authority
noncooperation · protest · disobedience · stand · moral courage · conviction · principle · steadfastness
objector
One who formally disagrees
- COState or toxic gas
- draft resisterOne avoiding mandatory enlistment
- absolutistOne allowing no exceptions
exemption · deferment · tribunal · alternative service · civilian service · noncombatant · Selective Service · draft board · registration · classification
World War I
First global military conflict
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- white featherEmblem of cowardice
coward · shirker · slacker · prison · hard labor · Dartmoor · court-martial · stigma · persecution · abuse
alternative service
Civilian work replacing conscription
- civilian serviceNonmilitary national contribution
- medicEmergency care provider
- stretcher bearerOne who carries wounded
aid worker · humanitarian · hospital orderly · farm work · forestry · relief work · community service · work camp
peace
Freedom from disturbance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- pacifistAnti-violence believer
- QuakerSociety of Friends member
nonresistance · disarmament · antiwar · peace movement · Mennonite · Brethren · Jehovah's Witness · quietism · ahimsa · passivism
civil disobedience
Peaceful refusal to obey
- refusalAct of declining
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
dissent · noncooperation · protest · disobedience · stand · moral courage · conviction · principle · steadfastness · scruples
conchiesoldier
Armed forces member
combatant · warmonger · serviceman · volunteer · enlisted man
conchiewar hero
One honored for combat bravery
patriot · military hero · decorated veteran · hawk · gung-ho
- conch shellLarge spiral marine shell
- conch frittersFried gastropod appetizer
- conch shell hornSeashell blown as instrument
- conch chowderSoup from sea snail
- queen conchLarge edible sea snail