plebiscite
Pronunciation: /ˈplɛbɪsʌɪt, -sɪt/
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Definition of plebiscite
noun
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪsɪt(ə)ri/
adjective
Origin:
mid 16th century (referring to Roman history): from French plébiscite, from Latin plebiscitum, from plebs, pleb- 'the common people' + scitum 'decree' (from sciscere 'vote for'). The sense 'direct vote of the whole electorate' dates from the mid 19th century