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psephology

American  
[see-fol-uh-jee] / siˈfɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the study of elections.

psephology British  
/ ˌsɛfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, sɛˈfɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the statistical and sociological study of elections

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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

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Psephology, as guessing elections is called in Britain, is about as inexact an art as playing the football pools.

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