psephism

noun /ˈsiːfɪzəm/

1. A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.

   historical

   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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry psephism (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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