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has glosseng: Sortition, also known as allotment, is a method of selection by some form of lottery. It is used to have an equal chance to be selected for those that are involved. (For instance it is done by drawing coloured pebbles from a bag.) In the democracy of Athens in Ancient Greece sortition was the main method for appointing officials. People thought it was a system that was one of the principal characteristics of democracy.
has glosseng: Sortition, also known as allotment, is an equal-chance method of selection by some form of lottery such as drawing coloured pebbles from a bag. It is used particularly to allot decision makers. In Ancient Athenian Democracy sortition was the primary method for appointing officials, a system that was thought to be one of the principal characteristics of democracy. It is today commonly used to select prospective jurors in common law-based (Anglo-American) legal systems.
lexicalizationeng: sortition
instance of(noun) a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
election
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French
has glossfra: La stochocratie, du grec kratein, « diriger, gouverner » et , désigne le tirage au sort des gouvernants au niveau national ou local selon certaines formes de la démocratie athénienne. Le concept est parfois appelé « lotocratie » ou « sortition » (au Québec), ou encore « clérocratie » .
lexicalizationfra: stochocratie
Japanese
has glossjpn: くじとは恣意的な要素を加えずに勝敗・当落・順番を決める方法。または紙片・こより・枝・木片・棒・マッチ棒・電線などの用具を指す。籤・鬮・孔子の字を当てる。
lexicalizationjpn: くじ
Kalmyk
has glossxal: Җирв, also known as allotment, is a method of selection by some form of lottery. It is used to have an equal chance to be selected for those that are involved. (For instance it is done by drawing coloured pebbles from a bag.) In the democracy of Athens in Ancient Greece sortition was the main method for appointing officials. People thought it was a system that was one of the principal characteristics of democracy.
lexicalizationxal: Җирв

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