draft board
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of draft board
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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“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
There are free agents to evaluate and a draft board to assemble as Rams general manager Les Snead prepares to possibly pick in the first round for the first time in eight years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
They have roster needs — cornerback, safety, help on the offensive line, running back, pass rusher — and their draft board will guide them as the picks fall off.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
While FBI agents raced to the home of Herbie Haupt's uncle, Herbie had already gone to the draft board and registered, and was in a taxi on his way to the FBI office in Chicago.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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