Definitions for sortition

sortition sor·ti·tion

Spelling: [sawr-tish-uh n]
IPA: /sɔrˈtɪʃ ən/

Sortition is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 207 anagrams from letters in sortition (iinoorstt).

Definitions for sortition

noun

  1. the casting or drawing of lots.

Origin of sortition

1590-1600; Latin sortītiōn- (stem of sortītiō), equivalent to sortīt(us) (past participle of sortīrī to draw lots, derivative of sors lot, portion; see sort,

Examples for sortition

Still, there are other places where, like trial juries, sortition make sense.

sortition rests on two rather unique properties of random sampling.

At what date was election by lot, or sortition, introduced for the archonship?

First, sortition was the main system for choosing political officials in ancient Athens.

The real effect of sortition was to equalize the chances of rich and poor without civil strife.

Really, sortition strikes at the tension at the heart of elective representative democracy.

Word Value for sortition
Scrable

0

Words with friends

10

Similar words for sortition
Word of the day