English Dictionary: plebiscite | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for plebiscite | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Plebiscite \Pleb"i*scite\, n. [F. pl[82]biscite, fr. L. plebiscitum.] A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791. [Written also {plebiscit}.] Plebiscite we have lately taken, in popular use, from the French. --Fitzed. Hall. |