draft board
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of draft board
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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If a player is especially tough and violent on the field, the Chargers will affix a magnetic hammer sticker next to his name on the draft board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
“We always go into the draft board looking for the best available player, and it also coincides this time with a need,” said Lawrence Frank, the Clippers president of basketball operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
On his first full day in office, he pardoned hundreds of thousands of men who had evaded service in Vietnam - either by fleeing abroad or failing to register with their local draft board.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
But to assume that loss indicates that this season will shoot them back to the top of the draft board?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
Something psychological, such as my act with the New York draft board?
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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