draft lottery

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|US|historic}} Any of the lotteries by which US residents were drafted into military service during World War II and the Vietnam War and would be drafted were a draft reinstituted under current law.
2. {{lb|en|US|sports}} A lottery process that determines the order in which members of a professional sports league can select eligible players, such as

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