Plebiscite - English meaning

Plebiscite – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
Usage examples:
The administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms
Synonims:
VoteReferendumBallotPoll

Plebiscite translation into English

Plebiscite: translate from English into Chinese

公民投票, 公民设票

Plebiscite: translate from English into Dutch

Volksraadpleging, Volksstemming, Plebisciet

Plebiscite: translate from English into French

Plébiscite, Plébisciter, Faire un plébiscite

Plebiscite: translate from English into German

Volksabstimmung, Plebiszit

Plebiscite: translate from English into Hindi

जनमत-संग्रह, लोक-मत-संग्रह

Plebiscite: translate from English into Italian

Plebiscito

Plebiscite: translate from English into Korean

국민투표

Plebiscite: translate from English into Russian

Плебисцит, Референдум

Plebiscite: translate from English into Spanish

Plebiscito

Word origin

mid 16th century (referring to Roman history): from French plébiscite, from Latin plebiscitum, from plebs, pleb- ‘the common people’ + scitum ‘decree’ (from sciscere ‘vote for’). The sense ‘d

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Plebiscite – similar words

plebiscites

noun
The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
Usage examples:
The administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms

Plebiscites - all meanings in English

Plebiscite synonims

ballot

ˈbæl.ət

noun
A system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue.
Usage examples:
A strike ballot

verb
(of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue.
Usage examples:
The union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action

noun
A system or occasion of secret voting
Usage examples:
Representatives were elected by ballot., everyone casts his or her ballot (= votes) in secret., the…

Ballot - all meanings in English

poll

noun
The process of voting in an election.
Usage examples:
The country went to the polls on march 10

verb
Record the opinion or vote of.
Usage examples:
Over half of those polled do not believe the prime minister usually tells the truth

Poll - all meanings in English

referendum

noun
A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

Referendum - all meanings in English

vote

vəʊt

noun
A formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands.
Usage examples:
Voters will have two votes on their ballot paper - one to vote for or against a regional assembly a…

verb
Give or register a vote.
Usage examples:
They voted against the resolution

verb
To express your choice or opinion as one member of a group in order to decide a matter of importance to the whole group or to elect someone to an office
Usage examples:
[ i ] i voted early this morning just after the polls opened., [ i ] in a democracy, all adult citi…

Vote - all meanings in English

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