Demarchy — also called sortition — is a form of governance that selects the representatives of the people as a random sample from a pool of candidates.
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Sortition
/sɔːˈtɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "sortition" (14 found)
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Noun(3 words)
allocation by lotallotment by lotcasting lots
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Noun(3 words)
draw by lotdrawing lotsdrawing of lots
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Noun(3 words)
lot drawinglottery selectionrandom allocation
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7 entriesallocation methodconclusiondecisiondemocratic processdeterminationpolitical procedurerandomization method
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6 entriesallocation by lotcouncil selectionjury selectionlot drawingmagistrate selectionrandom assignment
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6 entriesallotment by lotdemocratic sortitiondrawing lotslottery by lotrandom selectionsortition process
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