plebiscite
noun/ˈplɛbɪˌsaɪt/
Frequency rank: #16,326 most common English word
Meaning
a direct vote by the people of a country or region on an important political question.
Example sentence
The government held plebiscite to let citizens decide whether the region should become independent.
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