psephology

American

[see-fol-uh-jee] / siˈfɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of elections.

psephology British

/ ˌsɛfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, sɛˈfɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the statistical and sociological study of elections

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Other Word Forms

psephological adjective
psephologically adverb
psephologist noun

Etymology

Origin of psephology

First recorded in 1945–50; from Greek psêpho(s) “pebble” + -logy; so called from the Athenian custom of casting votes by means of pebbles

Example Sentences

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But politics is psychology as well as psephology.

From BBC • May 3, 2024

And the psephology, the numbers - the change in support for the parties whoever ends up winning.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

Back in Oxford, Butler began developing the field of psephology.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

Ever since American psephology declared the dawn of electronic democracy in the 1990s, we thought flesh and blood politics was dead.

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2013

Noses nudge knowingly from a page dealing with psephology.

From Time Magazine Archive

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