draft
noun (MILITARY) /drɑːft/
/dræft/ Definition
the draft [S] mainly US (UK conscription) › the system of ordering people by law to join the armed forces: He avoided the draft because of a foot injury.Joining or leaving the army
(Definition of draft noun (MILITARY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buy yourself out phrasal verb
- call sb up phrasal verb (MILITARY)
- call-up noun
- commission noun (MILITARY)
- conscript verb
- demob noun
- demob verb
- demobilize verb
- desert verb (RUN AWAY)
- deserter noun
- desertion noun
- draft dodger noun
- draft verb (MILITARY)
- draftee noun
- enlist verb (JOIN)
- join up phrasal verb
- recruit verb
- selective service noun
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