by lot
by lot
Describing a method to make a decision or selection by choosing something, often slips of paper, at random. If no one volunteers to be the club's secretary, then we'll have to pick someone by lot.
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by ˈlot
using a method of choosing somebody to do something in which each person takes a piece of paper, etc. from a container and the one whose paper has a special mark is chosen: The committee is chosen by lot and its members change annually.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017