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Definition: DRAFTED |
DRAFTEDImperative & past participle1. Of Draft |
Date "DRAFTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Crosswords: DRAFTED |
| English words defined with "DRAFTED": conscript, Constitutional Convention ♦ Draff, draft dodger, draft evader, draftee ♦ Founding Father ♦ Receiving ship. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "DRAFTED": Foreign Amendments ♦ informative analysis ♦ Open source license ♦ Uniform Commercial Code. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "DRAFTED": Draft. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | No, after that, when I was drafted. (One, Two, Three; writing credit: Ferenc Molnár; Billy Wilder) He was drafted. (MASH; writing credit: Ring Lardner Jr.) Before I was drafted into Rutland's Miss Taylor, I had notions of being a zoologist (Marnie; writing credit: Winston Graham; Jay Presson Allen) | |
Lyrics | Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted the band (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; performing artist: Bette Midler) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Donald Gets Drafted (1942) Drafted in the Depot (1940) | |
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 | We've been drafted for active duty by the NAACP!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Hettinger, North Dakota. A.H. Rosling, twenty-eight year old shoe repairman has been drafted and sold his shoe shop. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Drafted men parade. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | A franchise contract is drafted for an average duration of 3 to 5 years. (references) | |
The Act’s implementing regulations is being drafted at TEPA with local consultants’ support. (references) | ||
To address solid waste issues, the Moroccan Government drafted a bill on solid waste management. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Armenia | Thirteen members of Jehovah's Witnesses remained in detention, charged with draft evasion or, if forcibly drafted, with desertion. (references) |
Croatia | At year's end, a new Law on Asylum that would implement fully the U.N. standards, drafted with the support of the UNHCR, was moving slowly through the legislative process, but had not been adopted. (references) | |
Discrimination | Slovak Republic | In September Deputy Prime Minister Csaky's office drafted a comprehensive antidiscrimination law in response to findings in 2000 from a committee that was appointed to examine existing antidiscrimination legislation and determine whether additional legislation is necessary. (references) |
Economic History | Namibia | By February 9, 1990, the Constituent Assembly had drafted and adopted a constitution. (references) |
Uruguay | A new constitution drafted by the military was rejected in a November 1980 plebiscite. (references) | |
Burma | While some new IPR laws have been drafted, they have yet to be approved and implemented. (references) | |
Human Rights | Eritrea | A new civil code was drafted during the year; however, it was not enacted by year's end. (references) |
Malaysia | However, the delegation that drafted this report did not visit Lim in prison, and therefore was unable to make direct observations. (references) | |
Cambodia | A penal code drafted by the U.N. Transitional Authority for Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1992 remains in effect, as does the 1993 Criminal Procedure Law. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Malaysia | Amendments were drafted to enable Orang Asli to hold titles on an individual basis. (references) |
Minorities | Hungary | In March the Minister of Justice established an interministerial antidiscrimination committee that considered the antidiscrimination bill drafted by the Ombudsman; committee members include representatives of relevant ministries, the Government Office of Ethnic Minorities, and the Ombudsman. (references) |
Political Economy | MALAYSIA | New legislation on plant varieties is still being drafted. (references) |
Political Rights | Bahrain | A new press law is being drafted and is expected to be enacted in mid-2002. (references) |
Jordan | A group of 10 senators or deputies may submit draft bills for consideration; however, in practice legislation is initiated and drafted by the Cabinet of Ministers and submitted by the Government to the Parliament for its consideration. (references) | |
Uzbekistan | In practice, despite assistance efforts by international donors to upgrade its ability to draft laws independently, its main purpose is to confirm laws and other decisions drafted by the executive branch rather than to initiate legislation. (references) | |
Trade | Finland | This exception was drafted in order to protect the important shipping traffic and the tax-free sales when EU countries abandoned duty-free sales. (references) |
Haiti | Legislation has been drafted to create enterprise zones, duty free zones, and a "one-stop" office for foreign investors to obtain customs clearances and expedite other necessary paperwork. (references) | |
Georgia | A new license law, which is currently being drafted by Parliament is expected to significantly decrease the number of licenses and licensing agencies for import/export and local business activity. (references) | |
Women | India | Such a bill has been drafted but not yet passed. (references) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | In 2000 a Domestic Violence Act was drafted; it would criminalize domestic violence and provide penalties for abusers. (references) | |
Vanuatu | During 2000 policies to guide the Department of Home Affairs in protecting and furthering the rights of women were being drafted under the Government's reform program; however, they were not completed during the year. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Kenya | On July 5, Parliament ratified ILO Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labor; implementing regulations were being drafted at year's end. (references) |
Nepal | The law, drafted with the assistance of the ILO, is the first national legislation to establish specific penalties for those who unlawfully employ children. (references) | |
Gambia | Each recognized union has guidelines for its activities determined by the Joint Industrial Council Agreement (JIC), an arrangement among all of the active trade unions and their employers, which was drafted and signed by the unions. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "DRAFTED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 75.44% of the time. "DRAFTED" is used about 565 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 75.44% | 427 | 13,408 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 21.73% | 123 | 28,925 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 2.83% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Total | 100.00% | 565 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "DRAFTED": drafted-in. | |
Ending with "DRAFTED": re-drafted, well-drafted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
drafted | 5 |
collins deangelo drafted not | 5 |
collins deangelo drafted | 2 |
drafted into military should woman | 2 |
2003 draft drafted in nba not player | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "DRAFTED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 起草 (Drafting, Draughted). (various references) | |
German | skizziert (adumbrates, delineates, outlined, outlines). (various references) | |
Hebrew | משורטט (drawn, sketched, striped, underlined), מ וסח (styled, well phrased). (various references) | |
Korean | 설계도를 그리" (Draughted). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | afteddray.(various references) | |
Spanish | destacado por sí mismo, destacado (famous, great, important, leading, lurid, outstanding, prominent, salient, towering, well known), redactado, quintado (inducted), preparado (concoct, dispensed, extract, laid, preparation, prepared, ready, ready-for-service, trained), obligatorio (binding, compulsory, incumbent, mandatory, obligational, obligatory, required), obligado (bound, engages, liable, obbligato, obligated, obligates, obligatory, obliged, obliges), mandado (comission, defendant, errand, leaded, order), forzado (coercible, enforced, forced, forcible, prim, sickly, strained), borrado (deleted, erased). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "DRAFTED": redrafted. (additional references) | |
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"DRAFTED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: drafe, draftex, dritfed. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "DRAFTED" (pronounced dra"ftud) |
| 7 | d r a" f t u d | redrafted. |
| 6 | -r a" f t u d | crafted, grafted, rafted. |
| 5 | -a" f t u d | shafted. |
| 4 | -f t u d | airlifted, lifted, drifted, gifted, handcrafted, shifted, sifted, tufted, uplifted, wafted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-f-r-t" | |
-1 letter: dafter, darted, farded, rafted, traded. | |
-2 letters: adder, after, dared, dated, dater, defat, derat, draft, dread, faded, fader, fared, fated, rated, readd, tared, trade, tread. | |
-3 letters: daft, dare, dart, date, dead, deaf, dear, deft, drat, fade, fard, fare, fate, fear, feat, feta, frae, frat, fret, raft, rate, read, redd, reft, tare, tear, trad, tref. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-f-r-t" | |
+2 letters: federated, foredated, redrafted. | |
+3 letters: diffracted, hardfisted, redefeated. | |
+4 letters: deflagrated, fluoridated, godfathered, handcrafted. | |
+5 letters: confederated, defibrinated, featheredged, nonfederated, understaffed, waterflooded. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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