psephism
/ˈsiːfɪzəm/
psephism noun: a proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.
Noun
psephism (plural psephisms)
- A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.
- No psephism shall pass to the commons before the senate's supervisal. The tablets on which the psephisms are engraved are by no means to be removed.1694, John Potter, Archaeologica Graeca
- The well-known story of the Spartan psephism quoted by Boethius de musica, via. that the Spartans ordered him to cut off four of his eleven strings […] is contradicted by the present text1880, John Pentland Mahaffy, History of Classical Greek Literature
- Synonyms:
- psephisma
psephism meaning in Tamil
psephism in Tamil
- பொதுக்கட்டளை
Synonyms of psephism
Forms of psephism
| plural | psephisms |
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Origin of psephism
Ancient Greek ψήφισμα (psḗphisma, “a decree”) from ψηφίζω (psēphízō, “to vote”)
Questions about psephism
- What does psephism mean?
- Psephism means a proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.
- What is psephism in Tamil?
- Psephism in Tamil is பொதுக்கட்டளை. See Psephism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is psephism?
- Psephism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce psephism?
- Psephism is pronounced /ˈsiːfɪzəm/.
- What is the plural of psephism?
- The plural of psephism is psephisms.
Words near psephism in the dictionary
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