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noun
A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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Synonyms: psephisma
Antonyms: none provided
History
Ancient Greek ψήφισμα (psḗphisma, “a decree”) from ψηφίζω (psēphízō, “to vote”)
