Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with draft in American Collocation
draft
verb
transitive
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dræft/
well
carefully
properly
well
Such a clause would have to be carefully drafted.
badly
badly
poorly
Solicitors make a lot of money sorting out poorly drafted home-made wills.
first
initially
originally
This legislation was originally drafted in 1946.
a law or rule
amendment
bill
clause
constitution
guidance
guidelines
law
legislation
regulation
rule
We have drafted two bills that are currently undergoing authorisation by the Parliament.
a document or piece of writing
article
document
documentation
letter
memo
note
paper
report
statement
will
The working group was drafting a report that would be circulated for comment within the next two months.
a plan
plan
policy
proposal
resolution
strategy
The next step would be to draft a management strategy.
a reply
reply
response
treaty
Mr Vaz was not involved in drafting the reply to this letter, but he had seen a copy of it.
draft an agreement
agreement
contract
You need to ensure that your employees have signed properly drafted contracts of employment.