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   draft

   /drɑːft/

   noun

   • 1. a preliminary version of a piece of writing: "the first draft of the party's manifesto"
   • ▪ a plan, sketch, or rough drawing: "a manuscript draft representing the explorer's latest findings" Similar preliminary versionrough sketchoutlineplanblueprintskeletonabstractmain pointsbonesbare bonesplanblueprintdesignartist's impressiondiagramdrawingscale drawingoutlinesketchpatternmaplayoutrepresentationOpposite final version
   • ▪ a mode of operation of a printer in which text is produced rapidly but with relatively low definition.
   • 2. a written order to pay a specified sum. Similar chequeorderbanker's ordermoney orderbill of exchangepostal ordertechnical:negotiable instrument
   • 3. compulsory recruitment for military service: US "25 million men were subject to the draft"
   • ▪ a procedure whereby sports players are made available for selection or reselection by the teams in a league, usually with the earlier choices being given to the weaker teams: North American "the White Sox chose him in the 13th round of the 1990 draft"
   • ▪ a group or individual selected from a larger group for a special duty, e.g. for military service: rare "the draft and I were sent to the barracks near Folkestone"
   • 4. US spelling of draught

   verb

   • 1. prepare a preliminary version of (a document): "I drafted a letter of resignation"
   • 2. select (a person or group of people) and bring them somewhere for a certain purpose: "he was drafted in to help fix the engine"
   • ▪ conscript (someone) for military service: US "he was drafted in 1938"
   • ▪ select (a player) for a sports team through the draft: North American "he was drafted by Winnipeg and traded the following spring"

   adjective

   • 1. US spelling of draught

   Word Origin mid 16th century: phonetic spelling of draught.

   Derivatives

   • 1. drafter noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › draughtDraught Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DRAUGHT is chiefly British spellings of draft.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rough draftRough draft Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 1, 2024 · The meaning of ROUGH DRAFT is a first version of something (such as a document) that needs a lot of editing and rewriting. How to use rough draft in a sentence.

4. www.investopedia.com › terms › oOverdraft Explained: Fees, Protection, and Types - Investopedia

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   Jul 8, 2024 · Understanding Overdrafts. With an overdraft account, a bank is covering payments a customer has made that would otherwise be rejected, or, in the case of actual physical checks, would bounce and be...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NFL_DraftNFL draft - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · The NFL draft, officially known as the Annual Player Selection Meeting, [1] [2] is an annual event which serves as the most common source of player recruitment in the National Football League.

6. writingcenter.gmu.edu › writing-as-process › 23-ways-to-improve-your-draftThe Writing Center | 23 Ways to Improve Your Draft

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   Jul 3, 2024 · 23 Ways to Improve Your Draft. Consider your options: How much leeway do you have in terms of tone, organization, and style? Maybe your first draft sounds like you are talking to your best friend, but it needs to be more academic. Maybe you’ve stuck to the five-paragraph format, but there is room for you to expand.

7. www.pandadoc.com › blog › how-to-draft-a-contractHow to Draft Contracts — Everything You Need to Include -...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · In this guide, we’ll teach you how to draft a contract to cover everything you need to include, make perfect sense, and, of course, be legally enforceable. Key takeaways. You don’t need a law school degree for drafting contracts — however, some domain expertise or legal advice may be required if you want to create an outstanding one.

8. library.soton.ac.uk › rough_draftingWriting - Rough Drafting - LibGuides@Southampton at University of...

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   Jun 28, 2024 · The first draft of an essay or other written assessment is often referred to as the rough draft. We call it rough for a reason: it's normal for the earliest version of an essay to be disjointed, underdeveloped, or otherwise messy.

9. www.juremy.com › blog › extracting-defined-termsExtracting Defined Terms from the AI Act with Juremy - Juremy

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   4 days ago · What are defined terms? EU drafting guidelines. Guideline 14 of the EU Joint Practical Guide for drafting of legislation 1 states that. where the terms used in the act are not unambiguous, they should be defined together in a single article at the beginning of the act, and further explains that

10. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 5612279Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking: Celebrini, Michkov lead...

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    Jul 16, 2024 · Welcome to the summer 2024 edition of my ranking of the NHL’s best prospects at The Athletic. This two-piece, twice-a-year project ranks the league’s top 100 drafted skaters and top 20 drafted ...

11. www.washingtonpost.com › politics › 2024/07/12What Project 2025 is and the biggest changes it proposes - The...

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    Jul 12, 2024 · Ban transgender people from the military and consider reinstating the draft: “Gender dysphoria is incompatible with the demands of military service,” it reads.