plebiscite
IPA: pɫˈɛbʌsaɪt
noun
- (law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.
- (by extension) An expression of the public's views on an issue, whether legally binding or not.
- (Ancient Rome, historical) Synonym of plebiscitum (“a law enacted by the common people, under the superintendence of a tribune or some subordinate plebeian magistrate, without the intervention of the senate”)
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Examples of "plebiscite" in Sentences
- The proposal was approved by the plebiscite.
- The plebiscite was postponed due to an accident.
- The map is regarding nationality not votes in the plebiscite.
- A successive plebiscite determinated the destiny of the city.
- The plebiscite was postponed while the issue was before the courts.
- The results of the plebiscite was approved the Constitution of 1980.
- The plebiscite, organised by the League of Nations, was held in 1921.
- It began in the aftermath of the plebiscite which yielded mixed results.
- Thirty-seven million people trying to govern by plebiscite is ridiculous.
- An imbalance was created in the polity by the result of the 1961 plebiscite.
- A plebiscite to ratify the Constitution of Ireland was held on the same day.
- And secondly have a plebiscite in other words give it out to all of the Iraqis.
- Anytime a plebiscite is held and the Haitians vote for independence, we go home.
- It is a well-known fact that, in Uruguay, the regime called a plebiscite and was defeated.
- A plebiscite is a Yankee invention which, unfortunately, has deceived many people of good faith throughout the world.
- Facing pressure for change both at home and abroad, Mr. Pinochet called a plebiscite on continuing his rule in 1988, which he lost.
- ● The government conducts a sham "plebiscite" -- unclear question, no public voters 'list, no spending controls, and no guarantee of ballot secrecy.
- The plebiscite was an important gauge of popularity for Correa, who was first elected in 2006 and easily re-elected in 2009 after a rewrite of the constitution.
- Having annexed Austria in March, Germany's Adolph Hitler calls a plebiscite which shows that more than 99 percent of Austrians favor union with Germany's Third Reich.
- Comte Auguste de Morny, the president's half-brother, had a proclamation printed to inform the people of the dissolution of the assembly and the restoration of universal male suffrage and called a plebiscite for a fundamental revision of the constitution.