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Definition of plebiscitary - 1 dictionary result
pleb·i·scite   (plěb'ĭ-sīt', -sĭt)   
n.  

  1. A direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal: The new constitution was ratified in a plebiscite.

  2. A vote in which a population exercises the right of national self-determination.


[French plébiscite, from Latin plēbiscītum : plēbis, genitive of plēbs, the people; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots + scītum, decree, from neuter past participle of scīscere, to vote for, inchoative of scīre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
ple·bis'ci·tar'y (plə-bĭs'ĭ-těr'ē, plěb'ĭ-sĭt'ə-rē) adj.
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