PSEPHISM

Etymology

Noun

psephism (plural psephisms)

(historical, Ancient Greece) A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.

the well-known story of the Spartan psephism

Source: Wiktionary


Pse"phism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: A proposition adopted by a majority of votes; especially, one adopted by vote of the Athenian people; a statute. J. P. Mahaffy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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