plebiscite
n. 公民投票; [罗史]全民表决
A plebiscite is a direct vote by the people of a country or region in which they say whether they agree or disagree with a particular policy, for example whether a region should become an independent state.
1. a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
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.
A plebiscite was taken as to whether this was a fitting punishment.
如此惩办是否妥当,还特地举行了一次公民投票.
It was decided by plebiscite.
那件事是通过公民投票决定的.
The question of which state the minority group should belong to was decided by plebiscite.
该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决.
The province decide by plebiscite to lower the voting age to eighteen.
该省用平民表决的方法将选举年龄降至18岁.