English Explanatory Dictionary

stasiology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of political parties.
  2. The process by which a governing body remains static or self-perpetuating due to internal conflict.

Pronunciation

/stasɪˈɒlədʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stasiology.wav

Word forms

stasiology

Etymology

Borrowed from French stasiologie, coined in 1951 by French jurist, sociologist and politician Maurice Duverger (1917–2014) from stase (“stasis”) + -iologie (“-ology, indicating the study of a particular subject”), because of the way the opposition of political parties tends to prevent governments from making dramatic changes.

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