drawing lots
51sortition — noun making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn • Syn: ↑casting lots, ↑drawing lots • Hypernyms: ↑decision, ↑determination, ↑conclusion …
52Saxons — For other uses, see Saxon (disambiguation). 1868 illustration of Augustine addressing the Saxons …
53Lot — may refer to:In economics and business: *Lot (real estate), a tract of land ** Parking lot, for automobiles *Lot, a set of goods, together for sale in an auctionPeople: *Lot (Bible) *King Lot, in Arthurian legend * Lot Kapuaiwa, Hawaiian king,… …
54The Tenth Man — Infobox Book | name = The Tenth Man title orig = translator = image caption = author = Graham Greene illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = subject = genre = Thriller novel publisher = The Bodley Head… …
55Papal conclave, 1549–1550 — The papal conclave from November 29, 1549 to February 7, 1550, which was convened after the death of Pope Paul III, was the second longest papal conclave of the 16th century, and (at the time) the largest papal conclave in history in terms of the …
56ballot — balloter, n. /bal euht/, n., v., balloted, balloting. n. 1. a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote. 2. the method of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or by means of voting… …
57List of Darlington F.C. seasons — Darlington Football Club, an English association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, was founded in 1883. In their second season, they won the major regional trophy, the Durham Challenge Cup,[1] and the following season they entered …
58ballot — bal•lot [[t]ˈbæl ət[/t]] n. 1) gov a sheet of paper or the like on which a voter marks his or her vote 2) gov the method of secret voting by printed or written ballot or by voting machine 3) gov a round of voting 4) gov the list of candidates to… …
59ballot — I. /ˈbælət / (say baluht) noun 1. a ticket or paper used in voting. 2. the number of votes cast or recorded: a large ballot. 3. Also, secret ballot. the system or practice of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or voting machines …
60Land lease and tenure auctions — There are a number of surviving customs pertaining to the letting of land, each designed to maximize fairness within the constraints of local conditions, but each has accrued its own methods and traditions which seem quaint and odd to modern… …
