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Plebiscite
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plebiscite
[n] - a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=plebiscite
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plebiscite
Referendum or direct vote by all the electors of a country or district on a specific question. Since the 18th century plebiscites have been employed on many occasions to decide to... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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plebiscite
vote in which people decide on an important political question, also called a referendum
Found op http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/greatwar/glossary/
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Plebiscite
Pleb'i·scite noun [ French plébiscite , from Latin 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 .]
... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/105
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plebiscite
A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791. ... Alternative forms: plebiscit] 'Plebiscite we have lately taken, in popular use, from the French.' (Fitzed. Hall) ... Origin: F. Plebiscite, fr. L. Plebiscitum. ... ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?plebiscite
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plebiscite
noun a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plebiscite
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Plebiscite
• (n.) A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/plebiscite/
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plebiscite
a vote by the people of an entire country or district to decide on some issue, such as choice of a ruler or government, option for independence or ... [3 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/79
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plebiscite
Another term for an advisory referendum. Found op http://polisci.nelson.com/glossary.html
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plebiscite
plebiscite (pleb'isīt) [Lat.,=popular decree], vote of the people on a question submitted to them, as in a referendum. The term, however, has acquired the more specific meaning of a popular vote concerning changes of sovereignty, as compared to a regularized system of popular voting upon l... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0839355.html
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plebiscite
Referendum or direct vote by all the electors of a country or district on a specific question. Since the 18th century plebiscites have been employed on many occasions to decide to what country a particular area should belong; for example, in Upper Silesia and elsewhere after World War I, and in the ... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0012858.html
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plebiscite
A device of direct democracy whereby the electorate can pronounce, usually for or against, some measure put before it by a government. Also known as a referendum. Found op http://www.photius.com/countries/brazil/glossary/index.html
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plebiscite
1) Vote Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/plebiscite/1
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