military draft

collocation in English

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military
adjective
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/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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draft
noun
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/drɑːft/us
/dræft/
a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryanddraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Like amilitarydraft, this would be a draft of organs after death except for people who objected on religious grounds.
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Currently, there is nomilitarydraft.
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Moskos also advocated restoring themilitarydraft.
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It began due to unrest related to racism and themilitarydraft.
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During the summers between 1910 and 1916 he served hismilitarydraftduty.
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At the end of the war he opposed continuation of themilitarydraft.
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Themilitarydraftand tax levied on the local populace were waived for a year.
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The traditional football game seemed out of the question, however, due to the wartimemilitarydraft.
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His last year in school was interrupted by themilitarydraft.
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Chase did not enter medical school, which meant he would be subject to themilitarydraft.
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It effectively criminalized any act or speech that discouraged full compliance with themilitarydraft.
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He also proposed to end themilitarydraftand switch to an all-volunteer military.
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They argued that it degraded the position of the housewife and made young women susceptible to themilitarydraft.
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His journalistic career was ended permanently by themilitarydraft, but the interruption to his academic education proved only temporary.
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Police also detained over 100 young men of conscription age (1827), including 70 who had avoided themilitarydraft.
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Because he was occupied with hismilitarydraft, he could not play for the national squad very often.
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He also strongly opposed themilitarydrafton the principle that it limited a young man's freedom of choice.
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These dissents were most noteworthy in cases dealing with the free speech rights of defendants who had expressed opposition to themilitarydraft.
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As a result of worker emigration and themilitarydraft, employment declined during the earlier period, but increased by 1.4 percent annually during the 1980s.
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In 1974, a sustained decline in enrollment persisted(7), attributed by many to the end of themilitarydraftand the rise of the community college system.
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