stasiology

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1. French · borrowed fromstasiologie
2. English todaystasiology

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.

First known use, by meaning

• from 1951. The study of political parties.