plebiscite

n (politics 政) (decision made by a) direct vote by all qualified citizens on an important political matter 公民投票（的表决）: A plebiscite was held to decide the fate of the country. 举行了公民投票以决定国家的命运. * The question of which state the minority group should belong to was decided by (a) plebiscite. 该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决. Cf 参看 referendum.

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