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psephology
[ see-fol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the study of elections.
psephology
/ ˌsɛfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; sɛˈfɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the statistical and sociological study of elections
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Derived Forms
- ˌˈDz, adverb
- psephological, adjective
- ˈDZDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- p·Dzi· [‑f, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- ·DZo· noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of psephology1
First recorded in 1945–50; from Greek ê() “pebble” + -logy; so called from the Athenian custom of casting votes by means of pebbles
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of psephology1
C20: from Greek psephos pebble, vote + -logy , from the ancient Greeks' custom of voting with pebbles
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Example Sentences
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But politics is psychology as well as psephology.
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The reasons for leaving the House of Commons are usually a mix of circumstance and psephology.
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Labour folk point at the psephology - the numbers - and describe winning as "a moonshot".
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Butler called his brainchild "psephology" - a play on the Greek word for pebble.
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But politics is not just about strategy and psephology.
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