Tra từ draft - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

draft AW [draft drafts drafted drafting] noun, adjective, verb BrE [drɑːft] NAmE [dræft]
noun
1. countable a rough written version of sth that is not yet in its final form
• I've made a rough draft of the letter.
• This is only the first draft of my speech.
•the final draft (= the final version)
•The legislation is still in draft form.
•a draft constitution/treaty/agreement
2. countable (finance)a written order to a bank to pay money to sb
•Payment must be made by bank draft drawn on a UK bank.
3. the draftsingular (especially US) = ↑conscription
4. singular (NAmE)a system in which professional teams in some sports choose players each year from among college students
•He was the fourth player chosen in the 2007 draft, but the first of his class to reach the major leagues.
5. countable (NAmE) = ↑draught
•Can you shut the door? There's a draft in here.

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: phonetic spelling of ↑draught.

Culture:
In the US the draft refers to the US government’s Selective Service system, in which young people were required by law to serve in the armed forces. It was replaced in 1973 by a system in which people may join the forces only if they wish to. However, young men must still add their names to the draft list when they are 18, in case of a future military emergency. People who tried to avoid the draft, especially during the ↑Vietnam War, were known as draft dodgers.
note at ↑national service
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Thesaurus:
draft noun C
•This is only the first draft of my speech.
plan • • design • • blueprint •
a rough draft/plan
the orginal/first/final draft/plan/design/blueprint
draw up/produce a draft/plan/design

Example Bank:
•I finished the first draft in late August 2007.
•I sent an early draft to an agent.
•She produced an initial draft of her plans.
•The document is still in draft form.
•The preliminary draft of the agreement has been approved.
•The students were invited to submit drafts for feedback.
•These details were not included in the preliminary draft.
•Is this the final draft?
•The original drafts for the new building are with the architects.
•There is a rough draft of how the park should be laid out.

adjective (NAmE) = ↑draught

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: phonetic spelling of ↑draught.

verb (also draught especially in BrE)
1. ~ sth to write the first rough version of sth such as a letter, speech or book
•to draft a constitution/contract/bill
• I'll draft a letter for you.
2. ~ sb + adv./prep. to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
• Extra police are being drafted in to control the crowds.
3. usually passive ~ sb (NAmE) = ↑conscript
•They were drafted into the army.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: phonetic spelling of ↑draught.

Thesaurus:
draft (also draught)verb T
•I'll draft a letter for you.
draw sth up • • put sth together • • get sb/sth ready • • prepare •
draft/draw up/put together/get ready/prepare sth for sth
draft/draw up/put together/prepare a list/report/paper/plan/strategy
draft/draw up/prepare a/an document/contract/agenda/budget/treaty

Example Bank:
•Some of the clauses in the contract had been very poorly drafted.
•The bill as originally drafted would have made the tobacco companies a lot more vulnerable to lawsuits.
•hastily drafted pieces of legislation
•I'll draft a letter for you.
•They have already drafted a contract and started preparing to work together.

See also: ↑draught