draft board
noun [ C ] mainly US uk/ˈdrɑːft ˌbɔːrd/ us/ˈdræft ˌbɔːrd/
征兵局,兵役处
an official group of people who decide which people in an area should be ordered to join the armed forces, and who organize this process
He passed a physical, but was not drafted following a decision by his hometown draft board. 他通过了体检,但是根据其家乡兵役处的决定没有被选上。
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- He recalls being summoned before a local draft board to explain why he refused to fight in the Korean War.
- He sought a deferment from his local draft board on the grounds that his civilian job was critical.
- Because of his proficiency in Spanish, the draft board put him to work during World War I helping with the induction of Spanish-speaking draftees across Central Texas.
- Draft boards are maintained in case a cataclysmic event makes conscription necessary again.