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• Draft evasion — is a term that refers to an intentional failure to comply with the military conscription policies of the nation to which he or she is subject. Such practices that do not involve law breaking or which are based on conscientious objection are… …   Wikipedia

• Draft-card burning — Young men burn their draft cards in New York City on April 15, 1967, at Sheep Meadow, Central Park Draft card burning was a symbol of protest performed by thousands of young American men as part of the opposition to the involvement of the United… …   Wikipedia

• Draft dodger — A draft dodger, draft evader or draft resister, is a person who avoids ( dodges ) or otherwise violates the conscription policies of the nation in which he or she is a citizen or resident, by leaving the country, going into hiding, attempting to… …   Wikipedia

• Draft (politics) — In elections in the United States, political drafts are used to encourage or pressure a certain person to enter a political race, by demonstrating a significant groundswell of support for the candidate. A write in campaign may also be considered… …   Wikipedia

• Draft lottery (1969) — Representative Alexander Pirnie (R NY) drawing the first number. On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born… …   Wikipedia

• draft — 01. The city is [drafting] a plan to expand the network of bike lanes in the region. 02. The government is [drafting] legislation to legally recognize homosexual marriage. 03. Many young Americans who were [drafted] for service in the Vietnam War …   Grammatical examples in English

• Draft Mark Warner movement — Mark Warner (D VA) The Draft Mark Warner for President committee was an effort to promote the candidacy of former Governor of Virginia Mark Warner. It was founded the day after the 2004 presidential election by Democratic Party activist E …   Wikipedia

• Draft Mark Warner — (FEC) in response to the committee s [http://images.nictusa.com/cgi bin/fecimg/? 27039533965+0 declaration of intent to cease operations] , dated October 2, 2007, and was allowed to terminate its affairs and [http://query.nictusa.com/cgi… …   Wikipedia

• Draft Ron Paul movement — Congressman Ron Paul. The Draft Ron Paul movement refers to any of several grassroots efforts to convince United States Congressman Ron Paul of Texas to run for particular office, often president of the United States, as in the 2008 and …   Wikipedia

• Draft History of Qing — The Draft History of Qing (Chinese: 清史稿, pinyin: Qingshigao) is a draft of the official history of the Chinese Qing Dynasty compiled and written under Zhao Erxun by a team of more than 100 historians hired by the Republic of China s Beiyang… …   Wikipedia

• draft, draught — A draft is (1) a drawing, sketch, or design; (2) a current of air; (3) the act of drawing or pulling loads; (4) the taking of money or other supplies from a source; (5) selection by lot. A draught refers to (1) drawing liquid from a container;… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions