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antidraft

antidraft

1 7.8
Used to oppose military service or to stop cold air from entering
  • adjective
  • /ˈæntiˌdræft/
  • US
: antidraft
  • The government introduced new antidraft measures.

Examples

  • The university hosted an antidraft rally to protest the new military policy.

  • She installed an antidraft strip on the door to keep the cold air out.

  • Many young people joined antidraft movements during the conflict.

  • We need an antidraft policy to protect our rights.

  • The activists organized an antidraft rally to oppose the government's military policies.

  • He wore an antidraft jacket to show his resistance to compulsory military service.

  • The architects designed the building with antidraft windows to keep the cold air out.

Antonyms

draft
  • US
88 6.1

A government rule that makes people serve in the army

Surface Forms

antidraft positive

Morphology

antidraft = draft (transparent) = anti + draft

The word is straightforwardly built from anti- plus draft, meaning against the draft in either the military or air-current sense.

Etymology

Antidraft comes from anti- meaning 'against' and draft meaning either 'forced military service' or 'a flow of air'. As an adjective, it describes something that is made to stop a draft or to oppose the draft, so it can mean both 'blocking cold air' and 'against being forced to join the army'.