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单词 psephograph
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psephographn.

Brit. /ˈsiːfəɡrɑːf/, /ˈsiːfəɡraf/, /ˈsɛfəɡrɑːf/, /ˈsɛfəɡraf/, U.S. /ˈsifəˌɡræf/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: psepho- comb. form, -graph comb. form.
Etymology: < psepho- comb. form + -graph comb. form.
rare.
A machine used for the automatic recording of votes.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > means of signifying choice > machine for registering votes
vote recorder1851
votometer1858
voting machine1900
psephograph1906
1906 Westm. Gaz. 18 Dec. 7/2 The machine, of which a young Italian, Signor Boggiano, is the inventor, and which is known as the ‘Psephograph’, or vote-recorder, has the appearance of an upright box.
1907 Daily Chron. 11 Mar. 6/2 The plebiscite taken by means of the vote recording psephograph..has resulted as follows:—For the Tunnel, 3,212; against, 812.
1909 Suburbanite Econ. (Chicago) 24 Sept. 3/2 (headline) Italian engineer invents the ‘psephograph’ to foil ballot box stuffers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1906
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