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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SORTITION

From Latin sortitio, from sortiri to cast lots.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SORTITION

sortition  [sɔːˈtɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SORTITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sortition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SORTITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sortition

In politics, sortition is the selection of decision makers by lottery. The decision-makers are chosen as a random sample from a larger pool of candidates. In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the primary method for appointing officials, and its use was widely regarded as a principal characteristic of democracy. It is commonly used today to select prospective jurors in common law-based legal systems.

Definition of sortition in the English dictionary

The definition of sortition in the dictionary is the act of casting lots.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SORTITION


beautician
bjuːˈtɪʃən
bipartition
ˌbaɪpɑːˈtɪʃən
competition
ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən
dentition
dɛnˈtɪʃən
dietician
ˌdaɪɪˈtɪʃən
dietitian
ˌdaɪɪˈtɪʃən
equipartition
ˌɛkwɪpɑːˈtɪʃən
esthetician
ˌiːsθɪˈtɪʃən
informatician
ɪnˌfɔːməˈtɪʃən
mathematician
ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən
mortician
mɔːˈtɪʃən
optician
ɒpˈtɪʃən
partition
pɑːˈtɪʃən
petition
pɪˈtɪʃən
politician
ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən
quadripartition
ˌkwɒdrɪpɑːˈtɪʃən
repartition
ˌriːpɑːˈtɪʃən
repetition
ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən
Titian
ˈtɪʃən
tripartition
ˌtraɪpɑːˈtɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SORTITION

sort
sort code
sort of
sort out
sort out the men from the boys
sort-out
sorta
sortable
sortal
sortance
sortation
sorted
sorter
sortie
sortilege
sortileger
sorting
sorting code
sorting office
sortment

WORDS THAT END LIKE SORTITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
composition
condition
definition
disposition
edition
exhibition
expedition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
recognition
tradition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of sortition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sortition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SORTITION

Find out the translation of sortition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sortition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sortition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抽签
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sortition
570 millions of speakers

English

sortition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sortition
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sortition
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жеребьевка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sorteio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাগ্যপরীক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tirage au sort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengasingan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Auslosung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抽選
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

추첨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Urutan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bắt thăm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பங்கீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्गीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sortition
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sortition
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sortition
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жеребкування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sortition
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sortition
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toss
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sortition
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sortition
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sortition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SORTITION»

The term «sortition» is used very little and occupies the 160.467 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SORTITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sortition

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SORTITION»

Discover the use of sortition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sortition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Political Potential of Sortition: A Study of the Random ...
The book includes a study of the use of sortition in ancient Athens and in late medieval and renaissance Italy.
Oliver Dowlen, 2009
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Sortition: Theory and Practice
Essays deriving from the conference "Selection by Lottery: Theory and Practice" held in 2008 under the auspices of Sciences Po, in Paris.
Gil Delannoi, Oliver Dowlen, 2010
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Onward to the Olympics: Historical Perspectives on the ...
evidence of sortition equipment for sacred athletics—the vessels and the metal or clay kleroi probably in use at Panhellenic sanctuaries.30 Yet suchitems musthavebeen commonplace, used many times over at the festivals, a standard part of ...
Gerald P. Schaus, Stephen R. Wenn, 2009
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The Encyclopedia of Public Choice
(Aristotle, Politics: 1294b, 5–10) Sortition is decision by a random process, such as the drawing of lots. It was widely used by the ancient Greeks. In Athens, in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., virtually all administrative positions (excluding a ...
Charles Rowley, Friedrich Schneider, 2005
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Random Selection in Politics
The third type of argument for sortition is that it is efficient. Random selection requires no campaigning and little funding. The fourth type of argument is protection against conflict and domination. Sortition reduces the social costs of conflict, ...
Lyn Carson, Brian Martin, 1999
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The Athenian Ecclesia II: A Collection of Articles, 1983-1989
The magic figure 6,000 is not attested until the introduction of ostracism and the construction of Pnyx I around 500 or perhaps even later.104 In the Politics, Aristotle refers to sortition, but he does not say that there was a daily sortition of jurors.
Mogens Herman Hansen, 1989
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Communes and Despots in Medieval and Renaissance Italy
Viterbo, the statutes of 1584 laid down that the annual office of massarius - charged with overseeing the commune's property and its archive - was to be chosen by sortition. Orte selected its other officials and its councillors by other methods, ...
Bernadette Paton, John Easton Law, 2010
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The Luck of the Draw: The Role of Lotteries in Decision Making
The. Idea. of. Sortition. Part II demonstrated how the sanitizing effect of lotteries can be applied to decisions involving allocative justice. It did so by demonstrating how the lottery principle implies the just lottery rule. The sanitizing effect ...
Peter Stone, 2011
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Sortition: Decision Making, Athenian Democracy, John ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2009
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Democracy and Disenfranchisement: The Morality of Electoral ...
In this section I argue that advocates of universal suffrage as is currently practiced cannot reasonably reject, on epistemic grounds, the two components of the enfranchisement lottery—the exclusionary sortition and the competence- building ...
Claudio López-Guerra, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SORTITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sortition is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dialogue, not debate
Invitations for a G1000 are based on sortition, to provide each member of the community with an equal chance to participate. G1000 is based on dialogue, not on ... «Policy Network, Jul 15»
2
Letters: Suspension of disbelief over Leafs
On the other hand, sortition — which was used in ancient Athens to pick officers as a random sample from a larger pool of candidates — prevents any human ... «National Post, May 15»
3
Election Profile: Keith Garrett
Rebooting Democracy's big idea is 'sortition', based on the system used in Ancient ... Since Rebooting Democracy's idea of sortition would, eventually, replace ... «Varsity Online, May 15»
4
You can't buy happiness, but you can sure buy an election win
More commonly known as a randomized lottery, sortition was the method of election used by the Athenians in the fifth century BC, and it meant that any citizen, ... «Niagarathisweek.com, Apr 15»
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Do Away With Elections? The Rituals of “Democracy”
Sortition is another word for lottery, allotment, lot. Drop some names into a hat. Pull one out — without peeking — and that person wins the prize. The appeal of ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Mar 15»
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Could A Real Basic Income Please Stand Up?
... and 20-50 families in rural areas), were randomly selected decision makers are chosen to govern through sortition to ensure diversity and mass participation. «The News Hub, Mar 15»
7
What we must learn from Podemos, and the Lib Dems
In the academic literature these processes are variously called sortition, deliberative polls, or citizens juries. They can and should be subject to many nuanced ... «Open Democracy, Jan 15»
8
Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?
Here's how sortition works: for any given election, you take the names of every eligible citizen, and you put those names in a very, very big hat. (Note: you don't ... «Daily Beast, Nov 14»
9
Against elections
A bi-representative system, combining elections with the democratic principle of sortition, or drawing of lots, could steer democracy into smoother waters. «Policy Network, Oct 14»
10
Dark Times: What to Do. The Role and Responsibility of Intellectuals
We could substitute sortition for elections as a means of selecting our ... Sortition is more democratic than elections because it establishes true political equality. «Center for Research on Globalization, Oct 14»

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