Draft and Hire

Draft

Draft verb - To pick especially for required military service.

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Hire and draft are semantically related In some cases you can use "Hire" instead a verb "Draft".

Nearby Words: drafted, drafting, draftee, drafter, draftsman

Hire verb - To take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum.

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Draft and hire are semantically related in use topic. Sometimes you can use "Draft" instead a verb "Hire".

Nearby Words: hireling, hired, hiring, hirer

high	high draft	high hire
ordinary	ordinary draft	ordinary hire
new	new draft	new hire
next	next draft	next hire
Other adjectives: older, recent, previous, newest.

One of its causes was the fact that immigrants from New York were recruited (or bribed) with citizenship in exchange for service in the army; however, wealthy property owners could dodge the draft or hire a substitute enlistee.

Source: Useful Notes / The American Civil War
Draft Dodging: At the time, draftees in France could hire a substitute if they had enough money.

Source: Useful Notes / The Napoleonic Wars
Draft Dodging: You could buy your way out (or just hire a substitute to enlist in your place)!

Source: Useful Notes / The American Civil War

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