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psychohistorians

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  • noun Plural form of psychohistorian.

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Examples

  • It is an interesting business: corral just about anyone in sight, call them all "psychohistorians," then speak of "achievements."

    An Exchange on Psychohistory Mazlish, Bruce 1973

  • "psychohistorians", but by common historians; and I started to pay special attention to certain kinds of news in the papers of which previously I scarcely gave any importance.

    Gates of Vienna 2009

  • For whatever reasons — this is a matter for future psychohistorians, not for humble physicist/bloggers — a substantial segment of right-wing punditry refuses to believe that Barack Obama is what he says he is, or what he has actually acted like his entire adult life: a thoughtful center-left politician.

    Redistribute This Sean 2008

  • Psychoanalysis was the theory of choice for psychohistorians attempting to understand political leaders in terms of childhood deprivation, cultural milieu, relationships with parental authority, and the psychodynamic needs of their followers.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • Psychoanalysis was the theory of choice for psychohistorians attempting to understand political leaders in terms of childhood deprivation, cultural milieu, relationships with parental authority, and the psychodynamic needs of their followers.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • The psychohistorians will sort out whether the diagnosis of the president should be narcissism or masochism (or both), but the ironists will have the better of it.

    The Two Mr. Clintons 2008

  • As he struggles to rebuild his life we follow the back stories of several indiviuals, all destined to be part of a conspiracy to tear down the imposed order of the psychohistorians.

    The Friday Lunchtime "Waiting For The Bid Review Meeting" Review: Psychohistorical Crisis sbisson 2002

  • We watch how Eron is manipulated by friends and enemies alike, and as he's pushed in to violating one of the supremem tenets of the psychohistorians: there can only be one group attempting to control the future.

    The Friday Lunchtime "Waiting For The Bid Review Meeting" Review: Psychohistorical Crisis sbisson 2002

  • Yes, the Encyclopaedia Foundation will fade away to nothingness, but what will happen to the psychohistorians who have guided and nurtured the reformation of a single human government.

    The Friday Lunchtime "Waiting For The Bid Review Meeting" Review: Psychohistorical Crisis sbisson 2002

  • The heroic self-sacrifice of 50 psychohistorians has put the Seldon plan back on track, and everything is set fair for the eventual recreation of the Galactic Empire.

    The Friday Lunchtime "Waiting For The Bid Review Meeting" Review: Psychohistorical Crisis sbisson 2002

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