sortition

From Latin sortītiō.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɔːˈtɪ.ʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɔɹˈtɪ.ʃən/
• Hyphenation: sor‧ti‧tion

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.

   • 2025 December 14, Terry Bouricius, “Sortition Can Help Cure What Ails Our Democracy”, in Jacobin‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, retrieved 14 December 2025:

From Latin sortītiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /sɔʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/

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sortition f (plural sortitions)

1. sortition