DRAW LOTS
draw lots: translation
draw for something & draw lots
to choose lots for something, without looking; to draw a token for something from a set of tokens concealed in something. (The tokens are typically slips of paper, one of which is marked as the winner. See also
draw straws.) •
Let's draw for the prize. The winner gets it.
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We will draw for a winner from the five finalists.
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The players drew lots to determine who would go first.
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{v. phr.} To select at random from a series in order to determine precedents or apportionment. * /The refugees to be evacuated drew lots on who would get a place on the first airplane out of the besieged city./