plebiscite
/ˈplebɪsɪt/noun
1- the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution全民投票。
1.1
- Roman History a law enacted by the plebeians' assembly【罗马史】平民表决制定的法律。
派生词
plebiscitary
/-ˈbɪsɪtərɪ/ adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (referring to Roman history)： from French plébiscite, from Latin plebiscitum, from plebs, pleb- 'the common people' + scitum 'decree' （from sciscere 'vote for'）. The sense 'direct vote of the whole electorate' dates from the mid 19th cent.