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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈplɛbɪsaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-sɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈplɛbəˌsaɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plebiscite.wav Forms: plebiscites [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Sense 3 (“law enacted by the common people”) is a learned borrowing from Latin plēbiscītum: see above. It is attested earlier than English plebiscitum. Cognates * Italian plebiscito * Middle French plebiscite (modern French plébiscite) * Middle Low German plebiscīt (“ordinance”) * Spanish plebiscito, plebisçito (obsolete) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleh₁-|*skey-}}, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|politics|uc=1}} Sense 1, {{bor|en|fr|plébiscite}} French plébiscite, {{der|en|la|plēbiscītum}} Latin plēbiscītum, {{glossary|genitive}} genitive, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|Ancient Rome|uc=1}} Sense 3, {{lbor|en|la|plēbiscītum|nocap=1}} learned borrowing from Latin plēbiscītum, {{cog|en|plebiscitum}} English plebiscitum, {{col-top|2|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|it|plebiscito}} Italian plebiscito, {{cog|frm|plebiscite}} Middle French plebiscite, {{cog|fr|plébiscite}} French plébiscite, {{cog|gml|plebiscīt|t=ordinance}} Middle Low German plebiscīt (“ordinance”), {{cog|es|plebiscito}} Spanish plebiscito, {{qualifier|obsolete}} (obsolete) Head templates: {{en-noun}} plebiscite (plural plebiscites)
  1. (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. Synonyms: referendum Translations (direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum): plebiscitu [masculine] (Asturian), پرسیاری مللی (pirsyarî mllî) (Central Kurdish), 公民投票 (gōngmín tóupiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 公投 (gōngtóu) (Chinese Mandarin), plebiscit [masculine] (Czech), folkeafstemning [common-gender] (Danish), plebisciet (Dutch), referendum (Dutch), fólkaatkvøða [feminine] (Faroese), kansanäänestys (Finnish), plébiscite [masculine] (French), პლებისციტი (ṗlebisciṭi) (Georgian), Plebiszit [neuter] (German), Volksabstimmung [feminine] (German), δημοψήφισμα (dimopsífisma) [neuter] (Greek), משאל עם (mish'ál 'ám) [masculine] (Hebrew), जनमतसंग्रह (janmatsaṅgrah) [masculine] (Hindi), जनमत-संग्रह (janmat-saṅgrah) [masculine] (Hindi), þjóðaratkvæðagreiðsla [feminine] (Icelandic), þjóðaratkvæði [neuter] (Icelandic), plebisit (Indonesian), pobalbhreith [feminine] (Irish), plebiscito [masculine] (Italian), 国民投票 (kokumin-tōhyō) (alt: こくみんとうひょう) (Japanese), plebisitu (Kapampangan), 국민투표 (gungmintupyo) (alt: 國民投票) (Korean), ປະຊາມະຕິ (pa sā ma ti) (Lao), пле́бисцит (plébiscit) [masculine] (Macedonian), рефере́ндум (referéndum) [masculine] (Macedonian), plebisit (Malay), álbmotjienasteapmi (Northern Sami), نظرخواهی (nazar-xâhi) (Persian), plebiscyt [masculine] (Polish), plebiscito [masculine] (Portuguese), plebiscit [neuter] (Romanian), плебисци́т (plebiscít) [masculine] (Russian), рефере́ндум (referéndum) [masculine] (Russian), plebiscito [masculine] (Spanish), folkomröstning (Swedish), plebisito (Tagalog), ประชามติ (bprà-chaa-má-dtì) (Thai), reyiâm (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-plebiscite-en-noun-en:politics Categories (other): Law, Politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kapampangan translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Sami translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Democracy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 27 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 21 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 53 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 68 15 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 65 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 24 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 51 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 52 25 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 53 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 53 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 55 20 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 29 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Kapampangan translations: 53 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 53 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 52 23 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 53 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 51 29 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 31 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Sami translations: 57 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 54 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 48 27 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 57 22 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 50 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 53 23 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 23 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 54 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 53 25 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 53 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 23 25 Disambiguation of Democracy: 64 18 18 Topics: government, law, politics Disambiguation of 'direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum': 80 14 6
  2. (by extension) An expression of the public's views on an issue, whether legally binding or not. Tags: broadly Translations (expression of the public’s views on an issue, whether legally binding or not): kansan mielipide (Finnish), ја́вно ми́слење (jávno míslenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), plebiscyt [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-plebiscite-en-noun-NVSeCYyE Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of 'expression of the public’s views on an issue, whether legally binding or not': 8 90 2
  3. (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”) Tags: Ancient-Rome, historical Synonyms: plebiscitum [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-plebiscite-en-noun-en:Ancient_Rome Categories (other): Ancient Rome, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 33 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plebiscitary, plebiscitic [rare]

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} plebiscite
  1. inflection of plebiscitar:
    first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: plebiscitar
    Sense id: en-plebiscite-es-verb-DoxT6OC7 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 16 10 40 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 9 10 46 4 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. inflection of plebiscitar:
    third-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: plebiscitar
    Sense id: en-plebiscite-es-verb-9~TboHbc

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1909, George Willis Botsford, The Roman Assemblies from Their Origin to the End of the Republic:",
          "text": "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.",
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "plebiscitu"
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      "roman": "gōngmín tóupiào",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "公民投票"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōngtóu",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "公投"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "plebiscit"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "folkeafstemning"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "plebisciet"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "referendum"
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    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "fólkaatkvøða"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "kansanäänestys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plébiscite"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗlebisciṭi",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "პლებისციტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Plebiszit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Volksabstimmung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dimopsífisma",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "δημοψήφισμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mish'ál 'ám",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "משאל עם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "janmatsaṅgrah",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "जनमतसंग्रह"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "janmat-saṅgrah",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "जनमत-संग्रह"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "þjóðaratkvæðagreiðsla"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "þjóðaratkvæði"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "plebisit"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "pobalbhreith"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plebiscito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こくみんとうひょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kokumin-tōhyō",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "国民投票"
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      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "plebisitu"
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      "alt": "國民投票",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gungmintupyo",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "국민투표"
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    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "pirsyarî mllî",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "پرسیاری مللی"
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    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "pa sā ma ti",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "ປະຊາມະຕິ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "plébiscit",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "пле́бисцит"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "referéndum",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "рефере́ндум"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "plebisit"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "álbmotjienasteapmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nazar-xâhi",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "نظرخواهی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plebiscyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plebiscito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "plebiscit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plebiscít",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "плебисци́т"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "referéndum",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рефере́ндум"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plebiscito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "folkomröstning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "plebisito"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bprà-chaa-má-dtì",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "ประชามติ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
      "word": "reyiâm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression of the public’s views on an issue, whether legally binding or not",
      "word": "kansan mielipide"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "jávno míslenje",
      "sense": "expression of the public’s views on an issue, whether legally binding or not",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "ја́вно ми́слење"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression of the public’s views on an issue, whether legally binding or not",
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