sortition

English

Etymology

From Latin sortītiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔɹˈtɪ.ʃən/
  • Hyphenation: sor‧ti‧tion

Noun

sortition (countable and uncountable, plural sortitions)

  1. Selection by drawing lots.
    • 2018 April 6, Antony P. Mueller, “Forget Electoral Democracy — Give “Demarchy” a Chance”, in Mises Institute‎[1]:
      Demarchy — also called sortition — is a form of governance that selects the representatives of the people as a random sample from a pool of candidates.

French

Etymology

From Latin sortītiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

sortition f (plural sortitions)

  1. sortition
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