plebiscite
A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the…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.
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Значення
значень: 3A 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.
Plebiszit, Volksabstimmung
плебисци́тplebiscít, рефере́ндумreferéndum
a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
(ширше)An expression of the public's views on an issue, whether legally binding or not.
(Ancient Rome, історичне)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”).
Приклади
речень: 2Remember to vote in the upcoming plebiscite.
A plebiscite or referendum is a direct popular vote on an issue.
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
Sense 1 (“referendum”) is borrowed from French plébiscite, from Latin plēbiscītum, plēbisSense 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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