plebiscite
plebiscite
[ˈplɛbɪsʌɪt, -sɪt]
noun
plebiscitary
[-ˈbɪsɪt(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
[ˈplɛbɪsʌɪt, -sɪt]
noun
- the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution
全民投票
■(Roman History)a law enacted by the plebeians' assembly
(罗马史)平民表决制定的法律
plebiscitary
[-ˈbɪsɪt(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
- mid 16th cent. (referring to Roman history): from French plébiscite, from Latin plebiscitum, from plebs, pleb- 'the common people' + scitum 'decree' (from sciscere 'vote for'). The sense 'direct vote of the whole electorate' dates from the mid 19th cent
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