“The word psephology rocks.”
-Pebbles from the Flintstones
Psephology
Definition (noun): The study of elections.
Psephological (adjective)
Psephologist (noun)
“According to some psephologists, people don’t vote for candidates—they vote against them”; “Psephology is an inexact science”; “Pundits on news shows like to make psephological predictions”; “this election has provided a lot of psephological drama.”
Pronunciation: se-fol-uh-jee
About the Word:
Psephology is from the Greek word psephos, meaning “pebble” as the ancient Greeks dropped pebbles into urns to vote.