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Psephology: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Psephology noun. The study of elections and voting patterns, using statistics to explain and predict results.
How to say it
seh-FOL-uh-jee/sɛˈfɒlədʒi/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (FOL). Forms: psephologist, psephologists.
Psephology in a sentence
On election night the studio's psephology expert had a touchscreen and a wild look in his eyes.
Her hobby was psephology: she could recite the swing in every seat since 1970.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- electoral analysis
- poll analysis
Where psephology comes from
From Greek psēphos, the pebble Athenians voted with; coined in Britain around 1950.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Her hobby was _____: she could recite the swing in every seat since 1970.
- cronyism
- psephology
- mandate
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psephology: Her hobby was psephology: she could recite the swing in every seat since 1970.