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plebiscite |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] Plebiscite we have lately taken in popular use from the French. --Fitzed. Hall. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plebiscite n : a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: PLEBISCITE, n. A popular vote to ascertain the will of the sovereign.
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