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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSortition
/sɔːrˈtɪʃ.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sortition" is said worldwide
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tirage au sort
Transliteration: tee-rahzh oh sor
"La démocratie athénienne utilisait le tirage au sort."
Losverfahren
Transliteration: los-fer-fah-ren
"Das Losverfahren wurde zur Bestimmung der Juroren eingesetzt."
sorteggio
Transliteration: sor-ted-jo
"Il sorteggio è stato utilizzato per selezionare i candidati."
sorteo
Transliteration: sor-te-o
"El sistema político utilizaba el sorteo para elegir representantes."
sorteio
Transliteration: sor-tay-oo
"A escolha dos membros foi feita por sorteio."
पर्ची डालना
Transliteration: parchi dalna
"प्राचीन काल में पर्ची डालकर अधिकारियों का चयन किया जाता था।"
抽签选任
Transliteration: chōu qiān xuǎn rèn
"古代雅典使用抽签选任来分配公职。"
추첨제
Transliteration: chu-chum-je
"고대 아테네에서는 추첨제를 통해 공직자를 선출했습니다."
抽籤
Transliteration: chūsen
"古代ギリシャでは抽籤によって役人が選ばれた。"
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