psephology (redirected from Psephologists)

pse·phol·o·gy  (s-fl-j)

n.

The study of political elections.

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[Greek psphos, pebble, ballot (from the ancient Greeks' use of pebbles for voting) + -logy.]

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psepho·logi·cal (sf-lj-kl) adj.

pse·pholo·gist n.

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psephology [sɛˈfɒlədʒɪ]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the statistical and sociological study of elections

[from Greek psephos pebble, vote + -logy, from the ancient Greeks' custom of voting with pebbles]

psephological  [ˌsɛfəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl] adj

psephologically  adv

psephologist  n

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psephology

pessomancy.

See also: Divination

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the study of elections. — psephologist, n. — psephological, adj.

See also: Politics

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

psephology - the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls) sociology - the study and classification of human societies

Translations

psephology [seˈfɒlədʒɪ] N → psefología f

psephology

n → Wahlforschung f