Definitions

1. noun

The act of selecting people, especially for public office, by chance or lottery; a method of selecting people for a particular position or task, typically randomly or by chance.

“The ancient Greeks used sortition to select their magistrates.”

2. noun

A method of selecting people for a particular position or task, typically randomly or by chance.

“The company’s human resources department used sortition to select the new team leader.”

3. noun

The people or group selected by sortition.

“The sortition of jurors for the trial was carefully managed by the court.”