plebiscite

n.

公民投票；[罗史]全民表决；

复数：plebiscites

1. It was decided by plebiscite.
   那件事是通过公民投票决定的。
2. 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。
3. 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。

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