Draft and Volunteer

Draft

Draft verb - To pick especially for required military service.

Usage example: my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

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

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

Volunteer verb - To make a present of.

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Draft and volunteer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Draft" instead a verb "Volunteer".

old	old draft	old volunteer
original	original draft	original volunteer
top	top draft	top volunteer
poor	poor draft	poor volunteer
Other adjectives: actual, new, former, military, next, newest.

Played with when they start collecting a lot of unexplained absences, forcing Kaname to create a volunteer club, draft the pilots, and peg Suzune as club advisor.

Source: Video Game / Super Robot Wars Z
More militaries have become professional volunteer forces, doing away with Draft Dodging.

Source: Trope Breaker
The Turians were stalemated with their mandatory service military, while the Alliance had an equally massive volunteer military, with a huge civilian population that could be militarized through the institution of a draft.

Source: Disproportionate Retribution / Video Games

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