![]() Journalism, it is often said in newsrooms, is the first draft of history.By the end of the year, Jim had produced a first draft of his new novel.The cold draft forced visitors to wear heavy coats outside the Los Angeles Clippers' locker room.The Committee draws attention to any draft which it considers to raise a matter of political or legal importance.Could you close the window? There's a draft in here.I read a draft of the first chapter and thought it was very good.approve a draft (=officially accept one ) The draft was approved by the Senate. He drew up a draft of the club’s rules and regulations. verbs write/draw up/prepare a draft (=write one ) Always write a rough draft of your essay first. a preliminary draft (=coming before others ) A preliminary draft of the charter has been issued. ![]() an early/earlier draft (=written before others ) In earlier drafts of the speech, he criticized the pace of political progress. 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. the final draft (=the finished form ) He showed me the final draft of his letter. 2 → the draft 3 money MONEY especially British English BFB a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially from one bank to another 4 sports SPORT American English DS a system in which professional teams choose players from colleges to join their teams 5 cold air/beer COLD AIR/DRINKS x-ref the American spelling of draught COLLOCATIONS adjectives the first/second etc draft The second draft of the agreement contained a few important changes. All parties eventually approved the final draft (=finished form ) of the peace treaty. ○ S3 W3 AWL noun 1 UNFINISHED FORM piece of writing TCN AL a piece of writing or a plan that is not yet in its finished form the rough draft of his new novel I read the first draft and thought it was very good.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing, Literature, Banking, Sport draft draft 1 / drɑːft $ dræft /
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