to take up a draft

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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 — [draft, dräft] n. [ME draught, a drawing, pulling, stroke < base of OE dragan, DRAW] 1. a) a drawing or pulling, as of a vehicle or load b) the thing, quantity, or load pulled 2. a) a drawing in of a fish net …   English World dictionary

• draft — 1 n 1: a preliminary version of something (as a law) 2 a: a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for military service) b: the act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without his or her… …   Law dictionary

• Draft Universe — (Russian: Вселенная «Черновика») is a fictional setting for a science fiction duology written by Sergei Lukyanenko and consisting of the novels Rough Draft and Final Draft. Contents 1 Overview 2 Functionals 2.1 Becoming a functional …   Wikipedia

• Draft (sports) — A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia and the Philippines to allocate certain players to sports teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players. When a team selects a player …   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 — I. noun Etymology: Middle English draght; akin to Old English dragan to draw more at draw Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of drawing a net b. haul 2b 2. a. the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; also the portion drunk or inhaled in one… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 Goldwater Committee — The Draft Goldwater Committee was the organization primarily responsible for engineering the nomination of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater for President of the United States on the 1964 Republican Party ticket. The effort to draft Goldwater and… …   Wikipedia

• draft — draftable, adj. drafter, n. /draft, drahft/, n. 1. a drawing, sketch, or design. 2. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. 3. act of drawing; delineation. 4. a current of air in any enclosed space, esp. in… …   Universalium

• Draft Eisenhower movement — Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945 military photo The Draft Eisenhower movement was the first successful political draft of the 20th century to take a private citizen to the Oval Office. It was a widespread American grassroots political movement that… …   Wikipedia