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noun ADJ. early, first, initial, original, preliminary | rough | final VERB + DRAFT draw up, prepare, produce, write She produced an initial draft of her plans. | approve The preliminary draft of the agreement has been approved. DRAFT + NOUN agreement, bill, budget, constitution, contract, document, law, legislation, letter, plan, proposal, report, treaty PREP. in a/the ~ These details were not included in the preliminary draft. PHRASES in draft form The document is still in draft form., verb ADV. carefully, properly | badly, poorly Some of the clauses in the contract had been very poorly drafted.
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draft
adjectives
the first/second etc draft
• The second draft of the agreement contained a few important changes.
the final draft
(= the finished form )
• He showed me the final draft of his letter.
a rough draft
(= not the finished form )
• Could you let me see a rough draft of your report?
the original draft
(= the first one )
• The hero had a different name in the original draft of the story.
an early/earlier draft
(= written before others )
• In earlier drafts of the speech, he criticized the pace of political progress.
a preliminary draft
(= coming before others )
• A preliminary draft of the charter has been issued.
verbs
write/draw up/prepare a draft
(= write one )
• Always write a rough draft of your essay first. • He drew up a draft of the club’s rules and regulations.
approve a draft
(= officially accept one )
• The draft was approved by the Senate.
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