PENDULUM EFFECT Definition & Meaning

pendulum effect

noun

Also called pendulum law.��Physics.��a law, discovered by Galileo in 1602, that describes the regular, swinging motion of a pendulum by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.
the theory holding that trends in culture, politics, etc., tend to swing back and forth between opposite extremes.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pendulum effect¹

First recorded in 1860–65

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In general terms, the pendulum effect familiar from American politics, where the party in power tends to lose ground in off-year elections, also applies across the pond.

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“We’ve experienced a pendulum effect in Britain,” he said.

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As history has taught us, presidencies are subject to the pendulum effect.

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I’m basing my predictions on the pendulum effect.

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“There’s almost always a pendulum effect,” on enrollment over the years, he said.

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