Meaning psephology
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psephology


Greek for voting with pebbles. The statistical and / or predictive study of elections.
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psephology


"study of elections," 1952, from Greek psephizein "to vote" (properly "to vote with pebbles," from psephos "pebble") + -logy.
Source: etymonline.com

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psephology


The study of voting and voting patterns.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

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psephology


(n) the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)
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The study of voting patterns. It comes from the ancient Greek word psepho meaning pebble – voting in Athens took place by the casting of pebbles to decide issues.
Source: polity.co.uk (offline)

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The predictive or statistical study of elections. From 1952 * title=The British general election of 1951|author=D. E. Butler|passage=It therefore seems appropriate to preface this book with a discu [..]
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