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anti-draft
adjective[ before noun ]
mainly US(alsoantidraft)uk /ˌæn.tiˈdrɑːft/ us /ˌæn.t̬iˈdræft//ˌæn.taɪˈdræft/
opposed to the system of ordering people by law to join the armed forces, or intended to protest about this system:
They had founded a national antidraft group.
Anti-draft riots took place in New York in July 1863.
Related word
the draftmainly US
By the end of 1969 he was a prominent anti-draft organizer.
She did anti-draft organizing.
The venue was a centre of anti-draft activity.
the anti-draft sentiment during the Vietnam War
the 1960s anti-draft movement
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Joining or leaving the army
absent without leave
buy
buy someone out
call
call someone up
commission
conscript
conscription
demob
demobilization
desert
deserter
desertion
draft
draft dodger
enlist
join up
re-enlist
re-enlistment
re-up
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