"draft lottery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: draft lotteries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} draft lottery (plural draft lotteries)
  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. Tags: US, historical
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  2. (US, sports) A lottery process that determines the order in which members of a professional sports league can select eligible players, such as Tags: US Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-draft_lottery-en-noun-sJdBlSsO Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 31 33 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (US, sports) A lottery process that determines the order in which members of a professional sports league can select eligible players, such as
    (US, basketball) 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.
    Tags: US Categories (topical): Basketball, Sports
    Sense id: en-draft_lottery-en-noun-H7NTdytC Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 31 33 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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