noun
- the practice of selecting people for positions or making decisions by drawing lots or random selection
Usage: formal; political science
Examples
- Ancient Athens used sortitions to choose many public officials.
- Some political theorists advocate sortitions as an alternative to elections.
- The committee was formed through sortitions rather than voting.
- Sortitions can help reduce the influence of wealth in politics.
- The jury selection process resembles sortitions in some ways.
- Modern proposals for sortitions include citizen assemblies chosen by lottery.