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Definition of psephology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

psephology

noun

/siˈfɒlədʒi/

/siˈfɑːlədʒi/

(specialist) [uncountable]

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the study of how people vote in electionsTopics Politicsc2
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Word Origin1950s: from Greek psēphos ‘pebble, vote’ (from the ancient Greeks' practice of using pebbles to cast votes) + -logy.

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