PLEBISCITE


Meaning of PLEBISCITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈple-bə-ˌsīt, -sət also ]

-ˌsēt noun

Etymology: Latin plebis scitum law voted by the comitia, literally, decree of the common people

Date: 1860

: a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler

• ple·bi·sci·ta·ry ple-ˈbi-sə-ˌter-ē, pli-; ˌple-bə-ˈsī-tə-rē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.