Synonyms for lottery
ˈlɒt ə rilot·te·ry

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1. lotterynoun

   something that is regarded as a chance event

   "the election was just a lottery to them"

   Synonyms:
   drawing, raffle

2. lottery, drawingnoun

   players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

   Synonyms:
   draft, draught, drawing, drafting, drawing off, draftsmanship

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1. • Accident
   • Game Of Chance

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1. List of paraphrases for "lottery":

   lotteries, raffle, lotto, sweepstakes, jackpot, bingo, betting

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1. Jeff Sessions:

   A merit-based system, by definition, would be safer than a lottery or even extended family-based immigration.

2. Michael Arnold:

   This protest should not be a government expenditure lottery ticket, i've only heard of one wall damaged in the whole set of buildings.

3. Erling Santi:

   We've already got the winning lottery ticket by living in Norway. We shouldn't want to be even richer, Oil drilling could drive the fish away.

4. President Trump:

   A lottery is ridiculous, you know. I mean, they take people from the lottery where you can imagine these countries are not putting their finest in that lottery, so I do n’t like the lottery.

5. Anirudh Rastogi:

   This rate is typically used to tax activities that are not considered economically productive, such as lottery, so this could be an indication that the government wants to make revenue, but it does not see crypto trading as economically productive.