Plebiscite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal: The new constitution was ratified in a plebiscite.
  • n. A vote in which a population exercises the right of national self-determination.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as plebiscitum.
  • n. An expression of the will or pleasure of the whole people in regard to some measure already decided upon; a vote of the whole people for the ratification or disapproval of some matter: chiefly a French usage.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vote   
    Variant
    plebiscit   
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