drafting

Verb

draft (third-person singular simple present drafts, present participle drafting, simple past and past participle drafted)

1. (transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
2. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
3. To write a law.
4. To select (someone or something) for a particular role or purpose.
   • There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.
   1. (US, transitive) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
      • He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
   2. To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
      • The calves were drafted from the cows.

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