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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pleb•i•scite /ˈplɛbəˌsaɪt, -sɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pleb•i•scite (pleb′ə sīt′, -sit),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
- Governmentthe vote by which the people of a political unit determine autonomy or affiliation with another country.
- Latin plēbīscītum decree of the plebs, equivalent. to plēbī (for plēbis, plēbēī genitive singular of plēbs, plēbēs plebs) + scītum resolution, decree, noun, nominal use of neuter of scītus, past participle of scīscere to enact, decree, origin, originally, to seek to know, learn, inchoative of scīre to know
- French
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plebiscite /ˈplɛbɪˌsaɪt -sɪt/ n - a direct vote by the electorate of a state, region, etc, on some question of usually national importance, such as union with another state or acceptance of a government programme
- any expression or determination of public opinion on some matter
See also referendumEtymology: 16th Century: from Old French plēbiscite, from Latin plēbiscītum decree of the people, from plēbs the populace + scītum, from scīscere to decree, approve, from scīre to knowplebiscitary /pləˈbɪsɪtərɪ/ adj |