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draft lottery en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (US, historical) 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. (US) A lottery process that determines the order in which members of a professional sports league can select eligible players, such as
  3. (US) A lottery process that determines the order in which members of a professional sports league can select eligible players, such as ▸ The lottery process that determines the order in which in the teams in the National Basketball Association that did not reach the playoffs in the preceding year select eligible players.

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