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源自拉丁语 'plebiscitum',由 'plebs'(平民)和 'scitum'(决定)组成,原意为“平民的决定”。
❶ 指由全体公民直接投票决定重大政治问题的公投,通常用于决定领土归属或宪法修改等国家大事。
“The government held a plebiscite to decide whether the region should become independent.”
(政府举行公投以决定该地区是否应该独立。)
“The results of the plebiscite showed overwhelming support for the new constitution.”
(公投结果显示新宪法获得了压倒性支持。)
hold a plebiscite — 举行公投,通常由政府或权威机构发起,让公众对重大议题进行投票表决。
“The president announced plans to hold a plebiscite on the proposed tax reforms.”
(总统宣布计划就拟议的税收改革举行公投。)