psephological study

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• psephology — psephological / feuh loj i keuhl/, adj. psephologist, n. /see fol euh jee/, n. the study of elections. [1950 55; < Gk psêpho(s) pebble + LOGY; so called from the Athenian custom of casting votes by means of pebbles] * * * …   Universalium

• psephology — /səˈfɒlədʒi / (say suh foluhjee) noun 1. the systematic study of elections by analysing their results, trends, etc. 2. the body of knowledge associated with this study. {Greek psepho (combining form of psephos a pebble (used in ancient Athens for …  

• psephology — noun Etymology: Greek psēphos pebble, ballot, vote; from the use of pebbles by the ancient Greeks in voting Date: 1952 the scientific study of elections • psephological adjective • psephologist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Michael Steed — is a British psephologist, political scientist, broadcaster, activist and Liberal Democrat politician. He was born in 1940 in Kent, where his father was a farmer. He has written extensively on parties and elections. He was educated at St.… …   Wikipedia

• psephology — [sɛ fɒlədʒi, sɪ ] noun the statistical study of elections and trends in voting. Derivatives psephological adjective psephologist noun Origin 1950s: from Gk psēphos pebble, vote + logy …   English new terms dictionary

• psephology — n. the statistical study of elections, voting, etc. Derivatives: psephological adj. psephologically adv. psephologist n. Etymology: Gk psephos pebble, vote + LOGY …   Useful english dictionary