PLEBISCITE
plebiscite
(noun) a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plebiscite (plural plebiscites)
A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty
Source: Wiktionary
Pleb"i*scite, n. Etym: [F. plébiscite, fr. L. plebiscitum.]
Definition: A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791. [Written also plebiscit.] Plebiscite we have lately taken, in popular use, from the French. Fitzed. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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