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plebiscite

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈplɛbɪsaɪt/Part of speech nounSorted bceeiilpstStarts with PEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

Word origin

Sense 1 (“referendum”) is borrowed from French plébiscite, from Latin plēbiscītum, plēbis scītum, plēbī scītum (“law of the common people or plebs”), from plēbis (the genitive singular of plēbs (“common people, plebeians”)) + scītum (“decree, ordinance, statute”).

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  • A political result, we may also say aim, of the frumentarian plebiscite of Gaius was to disattach the city populace from its conservative moorings and to enlist it in the service of reform.
  • Then something changed, and Mr. Mitterrand said he thought it would be a good idea if the Constitution allowed plebiscites, on the recommendation of the President, on issues involving personal freedoms.

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