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selective service system
Selective Service System. The federal agency that registers all persons 18–26 who are eligible for military service and provides personnel to the Armed Forces during emergencies. • It was established in 1940 as a part of the War Manpower Commission and became independent in 1943. — Abbr. SSS. [Cases: Armed Services 20.