psephism

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ψήφισμα (psḗphisma, “a decree”) from ψηφίζω (psēphízō, “to vote”)

Noun

psephism (plural psephisms)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.
    • John Pentland Mahaffy
      the well-known story of the Spartan psephism
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