See plebiscite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"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"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "referéndum",
"sense": "direct popular vote on an issue of public importance — see also referendum",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рефере́ндум"
},
{
"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"
],
"word": "ја́вно ми́слење"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "expression of the public’s views on an issue, whether legally binding or not",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "plebiscyt"
}
],
"word": "plebiscite"
}
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