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sortition

[ sawr-tish-uhn ]

noun

  1. the casting or drawing of lots.


sortition

/ sɔːˈtɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of casting lots
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sortition1

1590–1600; < Latin sortītiōn- (stem of sortītiō ), equivalent to sortīt ( us ) (past participle of sortīrī to draw lots, derivative of sors lot, portion; sort, -ite 2 ) + -iōn- -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sortition1

C16: from Latin sortitio, from sortiri to cast lots
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Example Sentences

Sortition rests on two rather unique properties of random sampling.

And, second, we already use sortition to select an important deliberative body, the trial jury.

First, sortition was the main system for choosing political officials in ancient Athens.

Today, there are people who talk about using sortition more widely in our society.

Gat is one of the founders of Equality-by-lot, a popular sortition blog.

At what date was election by lot, or sortition, introduced for the archonship?

The real effect of sortition was to equalize the chances of rich and poor without civil strife.

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