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kansan mielipide — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • plebiscite noun 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.

Senses

kansan mielipide is used for these senses in English:

  • plebiscite (by extension) An expression of the public's views on an issue, whether legally binding or not.

plebiscite — full definition

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun An expression of the public's views on an issue, whether legally binding or not.
  3. noun 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”).

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