Definition of psephology in English:

psephology

noun sɪˈfɒlədʒisɛˈfɒlədʒisiˈfɑlədʒi

mass noun

The statistical study of elections and trends in voting.
Example sentencesExamples
- Chapter 3, ‘On New Labour's Ups - and Downs ’, is concerned with the impact of psephology (and particularly the 1950s consensus-era electoral analysis of Anthony Downs) on Labour's ‘catch-up’ strategies.
- Tactical voting is a dangerous game, especially when based on dubious psephology.
- As you know, psephology is the formal study of elections, apparently trivial but dripping with deep, dark paradoxes.
- Richard Dawkins has a touching faith in psephology if he believes that ‘no plausible swing could even bring us close to a Tory majority’.
- There was another bit of the plan I never quiet understood which involved singing Marie Lloyd songs instead of calling the election while it was still winnable, but I don't pretend to have a firm grasp of psephology.

Derivatives

psephological

adjective sɛfəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l

Every credible piece of social and psephological research shows that the vast majority of the public strongly favour higher taxation and higher overall spending.
Example sentencesExamples
- He chronicles the many elections of the period 1932-3, but offers little explanation of the psephological trends the polls indicated.
- There is plenty of psephological evidence to suggest that the British electorate has become much more fragmented then it once was, particularly in the last thirty years (see, for example, Sarlvik & Crewe, Decade of Dealignment).
- Labour's landslide in 1997 was a psephological freak: it was caused by Tory voters withholding their votes rather than Labour actually winning them.
- Sophisticated psephological exercises, opinion polling and trawling of focus groups are still less reliable political guides than human instinct.

psephologically

adverb sɛfəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li

While ahead of its market, its political loyalties do not always give it priority on Labour exclusives over its far-deeper-downmarket rival, Rupert Murdoch's candidly salacious but psephologically crucial News of the World.
Example sentencesExamples
- The attempt to depict the President in the most negative light possible - as a deserter and shuffler - doesn't seem to have had much impact psephologically.

psephologist

noun sɛˈfɒlədʒɪstsɪˈfɒlədʒɪstsiˈfɑlədʒəst

Roughly 11m people a day read the Sun, people said by most psephologists to matter crucially at elections because most are swing voters without a firm party allegiance.
Example sentencesExamples
- Of course, no psephologist makes serious predictions until a few days before an election; too much can happen to change things.
- Yet all of these wards have, to varying degrees, relatively large number of voters, certainly larger than most opinion polls or focus groups that psephologists rely on to gauge voting intentions before elections.
- Amateur psephologists please note that I concede that the odds of election of more minor party and independent Senators being elected are not necessarily improved in a full Senate dissolution election mode.
- Even in this unique double Holyrood / Westminster ballot - a psephologist's gift - there was not one single opinion poll in the entire campaign.

Origin

1950s: from Greek psēphos 'pebble, vote' (from the ancient Greeks' practice of using pebbles to cast votes) + -logy.

Definition of psephology in US English:

psephology

nounsiˈfɑlədʒisēˈfäləjē

The statistical study of elections and trends in voting.
Example sentencesExamples
- Chapter 3, ‘On New Labour's Ups - and Downs ’, is concerned with the impact of psephology (and particularly the 1950s consensus-era electoral analysis of Anthony Downs) on Labour's ‘catch-up’ strategies.
- Richard Dawkins has a touching faith in psephology if he believes that ‘no plausible swing could even bring us close to a Tory majority’.
- There was another bit of the plan I never quiet understood which involved singing Marie Lloyd songs instead of calling the election while it was still winnable, but I don't pretend to have a firm grasp of psephology.
- Tactical voting is a dangerous game, especially when based on dubious psephology.
- As you know, psephology is the formal study of elections, apparently trivial but dripping with deep, dark paradoxes.

Origin

1950s: from Greek psēphos ‘pebble, vote’ (from the ancient Greeks' practice of using pebbles to cast votes) + -logy.

单词	psephology
释义	Definition of psephology in English: psephology noun sɪˈfɒlədʒisɛˈfɒlədʒisiˈfɑlədʒi mass noun The statistical study of elections and trends in voting. Example sentencesExamples Chapter 3, ‘On New Labour's Ups - and Downs ’, is concerned with the impact of psephology (and particularly the 1950s consensus-era electoral analysis of Anthony Downs) on Labour's ‘catch-up’ strategies. Tactical voting is a dangerous game, especially when based on dubious psephology. As you know, psephology is the formal study of elections, apparently trivial but dripping with deep, dark paradoxes. Richard Dawkins has a touching faith in psephology if he believes that ‘no plausible swing could even bring us close to a Tory majority’. There was another bit of the plan I never quiet understood which involved singing Marie Lloyd songs instead of calling the election while it was still winnable, but I don't pretend to have a firm grasp of psephology. Derivatives psephological adjective sɛfəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l Every credible piece of social and psephological research shows that the vast majority of the public strongly favour higher taxation and higher overall spending. Example sentencesExamples He chronicles the many elections of the period 1932-3, but offers little explanation of the psephological trends the polls indicated. There is plenty of psephological evidence to suggest that the British electorate has become much more fragmented then it once was, particularly in the last thirty years (see, for example, Sarlvik & Crewe, Decade of Dealignment). Labour's landslide in 1997 was a psephological freak: it was caused by Tory voters withholding their votes rather than Labour actually winning them. Sophisticated psephological exercises, opinion polling and trawling of focus groups are still less reliable political guides than human instinct. psephologically adverb sɛfəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li While ahead of its market, its political loyalties do not always give it priority on Labour exclusives over its far-deeper-downmarket rival, Rupert Murdoch's candidly salacious but psephologically crucial News of the World. Example sentencesExamples The attempt to depict the President in the most negative light possible - as a deserter and shuffler - doesn't seem to have had much impact psephologically. psephologist noun sɛˈfɒlədʒɪstsɪˈfɒlədʒɪstsiˈfɑlədʒəst Roughly 11m people a day read the Sun, people said by most psephologists to matter crucially at elections because most are swing voters without a firm party allegiance. Example sentencesExamples Of course, no psephologist makes serious predictions until a few days before an election; too much can happen to change things. Yet all of these wards have, to varying degrees, relatively large number of voters, certainly larger than most opinion polls or focus groups that psephologists rely on to gauge voting intentions before elections. Amateur psephologists please note that I concede that the odds of election of more minor party and independent Senators being elected are not necessarily improved in a full Senate dissolution election mode. Even in this unique double Holyrood / Westminster ballot - a psephologist's gift - there was not one single opinion poll in the entire campaign. Origin 1950s: from Greek psēphos 'pebble, vote' (from the ancient Greeks' practice of using pebbles to cast votes) + -logy. Definition of psephology in US English: psephology nounsiˈfɑlədʒisēˈfäləjē The statistical study of elections and trends in voting. Example sentencesExamples Chapter 3, ‘On New Labour's Ups - and Downs ’, is concerned with the impact of psephology (and particularly the 1950s consensus-era electoral analysis of Anthony Downs) on Labour's ‘catch-up’ strategies. Richard Dawkins has a touching faith in psephology if he believes that ‘no plausible swing could even bring us close to a Tory majority’. There was another bit of the plan I never quiet understood which involved singing Marie Lloyd songs instead of calling the election while it was still winnable, but I don't pretend to have a firm grasp of psephology. Tactical voting is a dangerous game, especially when based on dubious psephology. As you know, psephology is the formal study of elections, apparently trivial but dripping with deep, dark paradoxes. Origin 1950s: from Greek psēphos ‘pebble, vote’ (from the ancient Greeks' practice of using pebbles to cast votes) + -logy.
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