21 April 2016

psephology

[see-fol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the study of elections.

Origin of psephology

Greek

1950-1955; < Greek psêpho(s) pebble + -logy; so called from the Athenian custom of casting votes by means of pebbles

Related forms

psephological [‐fuh-loj-i-kuh l], adjective
psephologist, noun

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Example

Today our panel of expert psephologist vegetables, will rate the impact each issue will have on the impending election on a scale of 1 to Barnaby Joyce.
First Dog on the Moon
The Guardian
20 April 2016

Anagram

gloppy shoe

Today’s quote

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

– Mark Twain

On this day

21 April 753BC – Romulus founds Rome.

21 April 1782 – the city of Rattanaskosin is founded by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke. The city is now known as Bangkok.

21 April 1910 – death of Mark Twain, U.S. novellist, author of ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’. Born 30 November 1835.

21 April 1947 – birth of Iggy Pop, punk, garage & glam rocker, actor.

21 April 1970 – Prince Leonard (born Leonard Casley), self-appointed sovereign secedes the Hutt River Province from Australia. Now known as the Principality of Hutt River, it is located 517km north of Perth, Western Australia and is the oldest micronation in Australia. Its sovereignty is not recognised by Australia or other nations. On 2 December 1977, Prince Leonard declared war on Australia after the Australian Tax Office pursued him for non-payment of taxes. Hostilities were ceased a few days later and Prince Leonard wrote to the Governor-General declaring his sovereignty based on the Province being undefeated in war. In 2012, the ATO again unsuccessfully attempted to recover claimed taxes. Hutt River has its own stamps and currency.

21 April 1972 – The Province of Hutt River attains legal status when Australia fails to challenge its sovereignty within two years of its formation, as required by Australian law.