plebiscite

See also: plébiscite, plébiscité, and plebiscité

English

Etymology

From French plébiscite, from Latin plebs, plebis (“the common people”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplɛbɨsaɪt/
(also UK) IPA^(key): /ˈplɛbɨsɪt/

Noun

plebiscite (plural plebiscites)

A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty

Translations

A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty

Chinese:
Mandarin: 公民投票 (zh) (gōngmín tóupiào), 公投 (zh) (gōngtóu)
Czech: plebiscit (cs) m
Danish: folkeafstemning (da) c
Dutch: referendum (nl), plebisciet (nl)
Finnish: kansanäänestys (fi)
French: plébiscite (fr) m
German: Plebiszit (de) n, Volksabstimmung (de) f
Greek: δημοψήφισμα (el) n (dimopsífisma)
Hebrew: משאל עם‎ (he) m (mish'ál 'ám)
Icelandic: þjóðaratkvæðagreiðsla f, þjóðaratkvæði n

Irish: pobalbhreith f
Japanese: 国民投票 (こくみんとうひょう, kokumin-tōhyō)
Kurdish:
Sorani: پرسیاری مللی‎ (ku) (pirsyarî mllî)
Persian: نظرخواهی‎ (fa) (nazar-xâhi)
Portuguese: plebiscito (pt) m
Russian: плебисци́т (ru) m (plebiscít), рефере́ндум (ru) m (referéndum)
Swedish: folkomröstning (sv)
Tagalog: plebisito
Thai: ประชามติ (bprà-chaa-má-dtì)

Spanish

Verb

plebiscite

First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of plebiscitar.
Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of plebiscitar.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of plebiscitar.
Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of plebiscitar.

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