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- DictionaryPleb·i·scite/ˈplebəˌsīt/
noun
- 1. the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution: "the administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms"
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PLEBISCITE meaning: 1. a referendum 2. a referendum. Learn more.
The meaning of PLEBISCITE is a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler. How to use plebiscite in a sentence.
A vote of an entire nation or other large political unit on an issue of great importance. A plebiscite is not an election, for there are no candidates. Rather, people vote yes or no on a proposition.
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Sense 1 (“referendum”) is borrowed from French plébiscite, from Latin plēbiscītum, plēbis scītum, plēbī scītum (“law of the common people or plebs”), from plēbis (the genitive singular of plēbs (“common people, plebeians”)) + scītum (“decree, ordinance, statute”). Sense 3 (“law enacted by the common people”) is a learned borrowing from Latin plēbis...
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplɛbɪsaɪt/, /-sɪt/(General American) IPA(key): /ˈplɛbəˌsaɪt/Hyphenation: ple‧bi‧sciteplebiscite (plural plebiscites) 1. (law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy. 1.1. Synonym: referendum 2. (by extension) An expression of the public's views on an issue, whether legally bindingor not. 3. (Anci...
plebiscite (on something) a vote by the people of a country or a region on an issue that is very important synonym referendum. to hold a plebiscite on the country’s future system of government
A plebiscite or referendum is a type of voting, or of proposing laws. Some definitions of 'plebiscite' suggest that it is a type of vote to change the constitution or government of a country. Others define it as the opposite.
: a vote by which the people of a country or region express their opinion for or against an important proposal. [count] They are going to hold a plebiscite on the question of national independence. [noncount] The issue will be decided by plebiscite.
