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draftee

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English

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Etymology

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    From draft + -ee.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    draftee (plural draftees)

    1. One who is drafted (into a military service, etc).
      • 2022 September 22, Andrew Roth, “‘It’s a 100% mobilisation’: day one of Russia’s drive to build its army”, in The Guardian[1]:
        During a televised interview on Wednesday, Shoigu said Russia would be targeting 300,000 draftees, mainly those with recent military experience.

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    Verb

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    draftee

    1. inflection of draftear:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative