psephism
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek ψήφισμα (psḗphisma, “a decree”) from ψηφίζω (psēphízō, “to vote”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːfɪzəm/, /ˈsɛfɪzəm/
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.
- 1880, John Pentland Mahaffy, History of Classical Greek Literature
- the well-known story of the Spartan psephism
- 1880, John Pentland Mahaffy, History of Classical Greek Literature