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.

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

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But politics is not just about strategy and psephology.

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