ἡ γὰρ σιωπὴ μαρτυρεῖ τὸ μὴ θέλειν → silence is evidence of unwillingness (Menander)
subs.
P. and V. αἵρεσις, ἡ, P. ἐκλογή, ἡ.
Selection to office: P. χειροτονία, ἡ.
Selection by lot: P. and V. κλήρωσις, ἡ.