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Date: 1900-2000
Language: Greek
Origin: psephos 'small stone, vote'; because the ancient Greeks used small stones for voting

psephology

 noun
     
Related topics: Voting
pse‧phol‧o‧gy [uncountable] British English technical
PPV the study of how people vote in elections
—psephologist noun [countable]
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