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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Plebiscite \Pleb"i*scite\, noun [F. pl['e]biscite, fr. L. plebiscitum.] A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791. [Written also {plebiscit}.]
Plebiscite we have lately taken, in popular use, from the French. --Fitzed. Hall.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
plebiscite
noun: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "plebiscite": Australian ballot, Hare system, aye, ballot, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, constitutional referendum, counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, direct initiative, division, enfranchisement, facultative referendum, fagot vote, franchise, graveyard vote, hand vote, indirect initiative, initiative, list system, mandate, mandatory referendum, nay, no, nontransferable vote, plebiscitum, plumper, plural vote, poll, polling, preferential voting, proportional representation, proxy, recall, record vote, referendum, representation, right to vote, rising vote, say, secret ballot, show of hands, single vote, snap vote, statutory referendum, straw vote, suffrage, transferable vote, viva voce, voice, voice vote, vote, voting, voting right, write-in, write-in vote, yea, yeas and nays, yes
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
PLEBISCITE, noun A popular vote to ascertain the will of the sovereign.
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