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Selected like a jury and then sorted to reflect the populationSortition/stratified sampling
A group of people that reflects the diversity of our societyDemographically representative
party based / confrontational participatory / deliberative democracy
informedInformed conversation / honestHonest conversation /Finding common ground / Listening to each other / Learning from each other / Working through differences discussion / deliberation / debate / consultation
listening to / learning from each other finding common ground
brave / courageous radical