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sortition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sortition \Sor*ti"tion\, n. [L. sortitio, from sortiri to draw or cast lots fr sors, sortis, a lot.] Selection or appointment by lot [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sortition n : making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: {casting lots}, {drawing lots}]
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