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Plebiscite
Definition
Plebiscite is a direct vote by the people of a country in which they have the opportunity to express their opinion on a particular issue or proposal.
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Example sentences
- 1. The government organized a plebiscite to ask the citizens if they wanted a new law.
- 2. The plebiscite resulted in a majority vote in favor of the proposed changes.
- 3. The plebiscite allowed the people to have a say in the decision-making process.
- 4. The outcome of the plebiscite greatly influenced the government's next steps.
- 5. A plebiscite is a democratic way to determine the opinion of the public.
Quotes
1. 'The right of self-determination in regard to the question of membership in a state thus means: whenever the inhabitants of a particular territory, whether it be a single village, a whole district, or a series of adjacent districts, make it known, by a freely conducted plebiscite, that they no longer wish to remain united to the state to which they belong at the time, but wish either to form an independent state or to attach themselves to some other state, their wishes are to be respected and complied with.' - Vladimir Lenin
2. 'A plebiscite is not an election. It is an opportunity to voice an opinion.' - Paul LePage
3. 'A plebiscite is a thing that is put to a vote to enable the masses to know what they think.' - Robert Menzies