SORTITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sortition mean? 

• SORTITION (noun)
  The noun SORTITION has 1 sense:

1. making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn

  Familiarity information: SORTITION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SORTITION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

casting lots; drawing lots; sortition

Hypernyms ("sortition" is a kind of...):

conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)