Meaning
conscientious objector
- a person who refuses to perform military service or medical procedures for reasons of conscience
In a sentence
Da giovane scelse di fare l'obiettore di coscienza invece del servizio militare.
As a young man, he chose to be a conscientious objector instead of doing military service.
In quell'ospedale molti medici si sono dichiarati obiettori.
In that hospital, many doctors declared themselves conscientious objectors.
Gli obiettori di coscienza svolgevano spesso compiti di utilità sociale.
Conscientious objectors often carried out tasks of social utility.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| obiettore | masculine · singular |
| obiettori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Almost always used in the collocation 'obiettore di coscienza'.
- Feminine form is 'obiettrice'.