Plebiscite

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Plebiscite, PLEHB uh syt, is a vote of the people on any question. But the term has come to mean the vote of inhabitants in a territory to choose the nation that will govern them. The plebiscite was first used during the 1790's when the citizens of Nice and Savoy voted for or against union with France.

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