n.
The study of political elections.
[Greek psēphos, pebble, ballot (from the ancient Greeks' use of pebbles for voting) + -LOGY.]
psephological pse'pho·log'i·cal (sē'fə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.psephologist pse·phol'o·gist n.
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