military draft
31Draft — Draft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drafted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drafting}.] 1. To draw the outline of; to delineate. [1913 Webster] 2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial. [1913 Webster] 3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any… …
32draft — draft, draught Draft, originally a phonetic respelling of draught, is used for (1) a preliminary sketch or version (She made a first draft of her speech), (2) a written order for payment by a bank, (3) a military detachment. A draftsman is… …
33Military of Tajikistan — Service branches Ground Troops, Air and Air Defense Troops, Mobile Troops …
34Military history of Belarus during World War II — Military history of Belarus during World War II. Contents 1 September 1939 – June 1941 2 June 1941 – September 1941 3 Occupation and Collaboration 1941 – June 1944 …
35Military Families Against the War — (MFAW) is an organisation of families of servicemen in the United Kingdom created to campaign for British troops to be withdrawn from Iraq. The group s mission statement sets out their objectives as follows: Military Families Against the War is… …
36draft — (n.) c.1500, spelling variant of DRAUGHT (Cf. draught) (q.v.) to reflect change in pronunciation. Among the senses that have gone with this form of the word in Amer.Eng., the meaning rough copy of a writing (something drawn ) is attested from 14c …
37draft|ee — «draf TEE, drahf », noun. a person who is drafted for military service. ╂[American English < draft + ee] …
38military service — n [U] the system in which every adult, or every male adult, in a country has to spend a period of time in the army, navy, or air force →↑draft ▪ More and more men are refusing to do military service …
39draft dodger — draft ,dodger noun count AMERICAN someone who avoids joining their country s military when they are officially ordered to …
40draft board — draft′ board n. mil a board of civilians charged with registering, classifying, and selecting persons for U.S. military service • Etymology: 1950–55 …
