plebiscite
1 synonym for plebiscite, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A vote in which every citizen can give their opinion on an important national matter, such as a change to the constitution.
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 learn...
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