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psephologyenUK
pse·phol·o·gy P0629700 (sē-fŏl′ə-jē)n. The study of political elections.
[Greek psēphos, pebble, ballot (from the ancient Greeks' use of pebbles for voting) + -logy.]
pse′pho·log′i·cal (sē′fə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.pse·phol′o·gist n.psephology (sɛˈfɒlədʒɪ) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the statistical and sociological study of elections[C20: from Greek psephos pebble, vote + -logy, from the ancient Greeks' custom of voting with pebbles] psephological adj ˌpsephoˈlogically adv pseˈphologist npse•phol•o•gy (siˈfɒl ə dʒi)
n. the study of elections. [1950–55; < Greek psêpho(s) pebble + -logy; so called from the Athenian custom of casting votes by means of pebbles] pse`pho•log′i•cal (-fəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj. pse•phol′o•gist, n. psephologypessomancy.See also: Divination
the study of elections. — psephologist, n. — psephological, adj.See also: PoliticspsephologyThe study of elections from a sociological or statistical viewpoint.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | psephology - the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)sociology - the study and classification of human societies |
Translationsstudio delle elezionistudioso delle elezioni
psephologyenUK
psephology the statistical and sociological study of elections psephology the study and analysis of voting and VOTING BEHAVIOUR (see ELECTORAL SOCIOLOGY). The term is derived from the Greek practice of voting by writing names on fragments of pottery or stones (Greek psephos, pebble). It is mainly in use in POLITICAL SCIENCE.psephologyenUK
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