Definition

Noun: A draft board is an official administrative body responsible for selecting individuals for compulsory military service, typically during times of conscription.

Usage

The term "draft board" is used to refer to the specific committee or panel that evaluates, classifies, and selects citizens who are eligible for involuntary military duty according to the laws of a country.

Examples

• Noun:
  • He received a notice from his local draft board to report for a physical examination.
  • During the war, the decisions of the draft board were final and greatly feared by young men.
  • The draft board met monthly to review the eligibility of new registrants.

Advanced Usage

• "to appear before the draft board": to attend a formal meeting or hearing with the board members for evaluation.
  • He was nervous about having to appear before the draft board.
• "draft board hearing": a formal proceeding where a registrant's case is reviewed.
  • His request for a deferment was denied at the draft board hearing.

Variants and Related Words

• Draft (n): the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces; also, a preliminary version of a document.
• Conscription board (n): a synonym for draft board, more commonly used in some other English-speaking countries.
• Selective Service System (n, proper): In the United States, the independent agency that maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription; local draft boards are part of this system.

Synonyms

• Conscription board
• Recruitment panel (though this can imply voluntary service as well)

Related Phrases

• "called up by the draft board": summoned for military service by the board's order.
  • He was called up by the draft board shortly after his 18th birthday.
• "draft board classification": the category (e.g., 1-A: available for service) assigned to a registrant.
  • His draft board classification made him eligible for immediate induction.

Noun

1. a board to select personnel for involuntary military service