lottery system
Chance-based allocation method
A lottery system is a method of selection or distribution based on random chance rather than merit, application order, or other criteria.
Governments use lottery systems for military conscription, visa allocation, and school admissions when demand exceeds capacity: The charter school uses a lottery system for enrollment.
The term emphasizes that outcomes depend on luck rather than qualifications or connections.
- raffleLottery for prizes
- random drawSelection by chance
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- winning ticketLottery entry that pays
tickets · odds · beat the odds · random · winner · chance · lucky numbers · numbers · balls · prize · luck · gamble · selection · sweepstakes · draft · draft pick · allocation · green card
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- School Enrollmentregistration forms, registration, admission, enrollment form, application
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- School Transferstransfer request, enrollment, admission, school zoning, district lines
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
lottery systemmerit-based system
Advancement through demonstrated ability
meritocracy · merit-based selection · aptitude testing · skills assessment · competitive examination
lottery systemmeritocracy
Advancement through demonstrated ability
aristocracy · plutocracy · means testing · nepotism · patronage system
lottery systempatronage system
Awarding posts for loyalty
self-selection · free market · nepotism · cronyism · hereditary succession
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