ladder lotteries

A form of ladder lottery — An informal method of decision-making in Asia, based on a series of interlinked descending lines that are followed from the top (where a choice is made) to the bottom (where an outcome is revealed).

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ladder lottery
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