Definition of sortition in English:

sortition

noun sɔːˈtɪʃ(ə)nsôrˈtiSHən

mass noun

The action of selecting or determining something by the casting or drawing of lots.
Example sentencesExamples
- Versions of a constitutional amendment are proposed by states that representatives be selected by sortition, bringing into the House the potential of a still wider diversity of regions of the country.
- The composition of the groups was determined by sortition.
- To endorse sortition as a means of representing the people does not require believing that the people are perfect.
- The idea of sortition derives from the same root as the idea of discretionary rights.
- The author ends by connecting heroic practices and those in democratic Athens where sortition was used for the assignment of several political, judicial and religious functions.
- Using sortition to fill a single-person office could easily lead to choosing a person unsuited for the job.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin sortitio(n-), from sortire 'divide or obtain by lot'.

Definition of sortition in US English:

sortition

nounsôrˈtiSHən

The action of selecting or determining something by the casting or drawing of lots.
Example sentencesExamples
- The composition of the groups was determined by sortition.
- Using sortition to fill a single-person office could easily lead to choosing a person unsuited for the job.
- Versions of a constitutional amendment are proposed by states that representatives be selected by sortition, bringing into the House the potential of a still wider diversity of regions of the country.
- The author ends by connecting heroic practices and those in democratic Athens where sortition was used for the assignment of several political, judicial and religious functions.
- To endorse sortition as a means of representing the people does not require believing that the people are perfect.
- The idea of sortition derives from the same root as the idea of discretionary rights.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin sortitio(n-), from sortire ‘divide or obtain by lot’.

单词	sortition
释义	Definition of sortition in English: sortition noun sɔːˈtɪʃ(ə)nsôrˈtiSHən mass noun The action of selecting or determining something by the casting or drawing of lots. Example sentencesExamples Versions of a constitutional amendment are proposed by states that representatives be selected by sortition, bringing into the House the potential of a still wider diversity of regions of the country. The composition of the groups was determined by sortition. To endorse sortition as a means of representing the people does not require believing that the people are perfect. The idea of sortition derives from the same root as the idea of discretionary rights. The author ends by connecting heroic practices and those in democratic Athens where sortition was used for the assignment of several political, judicial and religious functions. Using sortition to fill a single-person office could easily lead to choosing a person unsuited for the job. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin sortitio(n-), from sortire 'divide or obtain by lot'. Definition of sortition in US English: sortition nounsôrˈtiSHən The action of selecting or determining something by the casting or drawing of lots. Example sentencesExamples The composition of the groups was determined by sortition. Using sortition to fill a single-person office could easily lead to choosing a person unsuited for the job. Versions of a constitutional amendment are proposed by states that representatives be selected by sortition, bringing into the House the potential of a still wider diversity of regions of the country. The author ends by connecting heroic practices and those in democratic Athens where sortition was used for the assignment of several political, judicial and religious functions. To endorse sortition as a means of representing the people does not require believing that the people are perfect. The idea of sortition derives from the same root as the idea of discretionary rights. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin sortitio(n-), from sortire ‘divide or obtain by lot’.
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