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plebiscite

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n.平民制定法,公民投票

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election  poll  ballot  vote  referendum  recall  voice  suffrage  plebiscite  voting    

plebiscite


/'plebɪsɪt; [US] -saɪt; `plɛbə,saɪt/
n (politics 政) (decision made by a) direct vote by all qualified citizens on an important political matter 公民投票(的表决)
*A plebiscite was held to decide the fate of the country. 举行了公民投票以决定国家的命运.
* The question of which state the minority group should belong to was decided by
(a) plebiscite. 该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决. Cf 参看 referendum.

plebiscite


n [U and C]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: plébiscite, from Latin plebis scitum 'decision of the common people']
a system by which everyone in a country or area votes on an important decision that affects the whole country or area
plebiscite on
 a plebiscite on independence
referendum