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单词 draftee
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drafteenoun [ C ]

uk/ˌdrɑːfˈtiː/us/ˌdræfˈt̬iː/US UK conscript

a person who has been ordered by law to join the armed forces

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Joining or leaving the army

  • buy
  • buy yourself out
  • call-up
  • cashier
  • commission
  • conscript
  • demob
  • demobilize
  • desert
  • desertion
  • draft
  • draft dodger
  • enlist
  • enlisted
  • join
  • join up
  • recruit
  • selective service

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Examples from literature

  • He wanted to express his opposition to an amendment proposed by Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia that would guarantee segregated units for those draftees who wished to serve only with members of their own race. 
  • I paid two visits to the Divisional wing within a few days of each other, and on one occasion, on a baking July day, addressed a battalion of draftees who were about to be sent up to the front. 
  • In World War II thousands of draftees were taught to read and write in the Army's literacy program. 

drafteenoun [ C ]

us/dræfˈti/

a person who has been ordered by law to become a member of the armed forces

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