2007-06-27 15:07:17 · 4 answers · asked by FRANCISCO H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
What for? Nobody cares to vote, anyway!
2007-06-27 15:12:34 · answer #1 · answered by Colorado 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. A direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal: The new constitution was ratified in a plebiscite.
2. A vote in which a population exercises the right of national self-determination.
2007-06-27 22:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by Yaasi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me give you the non-dictionary definiton. A plebiscite is any form of vote in which the common people (known as plebes in Ancient Rome) vote on an ISSUE rather than a REPRESENTATIVE.
2007-06-27 22:12:31 · answer #3 · answered by ulyssus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of us are plebiscites. It is a mildly derogatory term used by arrogant individuals. Many cultures are multilevel. In such cultures you have upper, middle and lower classes. Not like in the US. Plebs are in the middle. Rush calls us "fly over country." I like the term "the great unwashed",
In Wikipedia it says : "In Ancient Rome, the plebs were the general body of Roman citizens, distinct from the privileged class of the patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian (Latin: plebeius). The term is used more commonly today to refer to one who is in the middle or lower class, or who appears to be, but in Rome, plebeians could become quite wealthy and influential."
2007-06-27 22:16:15 · answer #4 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋