pleb|i|scite

pleb|i|scite
pleb|i|scite «PLEHB uh syt, -siht», noun.
1. a direct vote by the qualified voters of a country, state, or other political unit on some important question.
2. such a vote by the inhabitants of a territory to choose the country or ruler that will govern them: »

The plebiscite in Kashmir desired by the U.N. has never taken place (Wall Street Journal).

[< French, Middle French plébiscite, learned borrowing from Latin plēbiscītum < plēbēī, genitive of plēbs the common people + scītum decree, ultimately < scīre to know]

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  • scite — pleb·i·scite; pleb·e·scite; …   English syllables

  • plebescite — pleb·e·scite …   English syllables

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  • plebiscite — pleb|i|scite [ plebı,saıt, plebısıt ] noun count a vote by everyone in a country about a very important issue: There were calls to hold a plebiscite on Scottish home rule …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • plebiscite — pleb•i•scite [[t]ˈplɛb əˌsaɪt, sɪt[/t]] n. 1) gov a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question 2) gov the vote by which the people of a political unit determine autonomy or affiliation with another… …   From formal English to slang

  • plebiscit — Plebiscite Pleb i*scite, n. [F. pl[ e]biscite, fr. L. plebiscitum.] A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791. [Written also {plebiscit}.] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plebiscite — Pleb i*scite, n. [F. pl[ e]biscite, fr. L. plebiscitum.] A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791. [Written also {plebiscit}.] [1913 Webster] Plebiscite we… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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