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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

抽签选任

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chōu qiān xuǎn rèn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sortition/sɔːrˈtɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"古代雅典使用抽签选任来分配公职。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The selection of political officials or members of a jury by lot.

    "Ancient Athenian democracy relied heavily on sortition to fill public offices and prevent corruption."
  2. 2

    The act of distributing or deciding something by drawing lots.

    "The committee chose the speaker through sortition to ensure complete fairness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'sortitio', meaning 'a casting of lots', stemming from 'sors' (lot or share). It entered English in the 16th century, historically referring to the selection of political officials or jurors by drawing lots rather than by election.

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