English-Thai Dictionary

plebiscite

N การ ลงคะแนนเสียง ชี้ขาด โดย ประชาชน ทั่วไป  poll referendum vote kan-long-ka-nan-siang-che-kad

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLEBISCITE

Pleb "i *scite, n. Etym: [F. plébiscite, fr. L. plebiscitum. ]

 

Defn: A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791. [Written also plebiscit.] Plebiscite we have lately taken, in popular use, from the French. Fitzed. Hall.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

plebiscite

pleb i scite |ˈplebəˌsīt ˈplɛbəˌsaɪt | ▶noun the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution. • Roman History a law enacted by the plebeians' assembly. DERIVATIVES ple bis ci tar y |pləˈbisiˌterē |adjective ORIGIN 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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

plebiscite

plebiscite |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. • Roman History a law enacted by the plebeians' assembly. DERIVATIVES plebiscitary |-ˈbɪsɪt (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN 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.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

plebiscite

plebiscite noun a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms: vote, referendum, ballot, poll.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

plebiscite

plebiscite noun a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms: vote, referendum, ballot, poll.

 

French Dictionary

plébiscite

plébiscite n. m. nom masculin 1 Manifestation de la confiance d ’un peuple au chef de l ’État. 2 figuré Appui massif, large consensus. Note Orthographique plébi sc ite.

 

plébisciter

plébisciter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Ratifier quelque chose, élire quelqu ’un à une très forte majorité. 2 figuré Appuyer quelque chose de façon très largement majoritaire. : La population a plébiscité ce projet de loi. aimer Note Orthographique plébi sc iter.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

plebiscite

pleb i scite /plébɪsàɪt, -sɪt /名詞 C (特に国家主権に関する )国民投票, 一般投票 (→referendum ).