plebiscite
plebiscite 英 [ˈplebɪsɪt] 美 [ˈplɛbɪˌsaɪt, -sɪt]
n. 公民投票；平民表决
名词复数:plebiscites
- A plebiscite is a direct vote by eligible voters to decide an important public question, such as a change to the constitution, secession, or a similar issue of national or regional importance.
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- n. 公民投票；平民表决
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1. The western part of the island of New Guinea was once a Dutch colony, but has been Indonesian territory since a highly contested 1969 plebiscite known as the "Act of Free Choice.
新几内亚群岛的西部地区曾经是荷兰殖民地，但是根据1969年的“自由选择法案”的公民投票表决后该地区即成为印度尼西亚的领土。
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2. "It is evident that any attempt to conduct [the] plebiscite before achieving [an] acceptable settlement by the two parties will mean only returning to war," he said.
很明显，在双方达成可接受的方案之前试图进行公民投票，只能意味着战争再次爆发。
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3. In 1948, the UN Security Council ordered a plebiscite to determine if Kashmiris wanted to remain in India, or join Pakistan.
1948年，联合国安理会下令举行全民公决，以决定克什米尔是否要留在印度，或者加入巴基斯坦。
- plebiscite (n.) "direct vote of the people," 1860 (originally in reference to Italian unification), from French plébiscite (1776 in modern sense, originally with reference to Switzerland), from Latin plebiscitum "a decree or resolution of the people," from plebs (genitive plebis) "the common people" (see plebeian (adj.)) + scitum "decree," noun use of neuter past participle of sciscere "to assent, vote for, approve," inchoative of scire "to know" (see science). Used earlier (1530s) in a purely Roman historical context. Related: Plebiscitary.
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