A plebiscite is a direct vote by the people of a country or region in which they say whether they agree or disagree with a particular policy, for example whether a region should become an independent state. = referendum. a system by which everyone in a country or area votes on an important decision that affects the whole country or area plebiscite on (plébiscite, from plebis scitum ). Vote by the people of an entire country or district to decide an issue. Voters are asked to accept or reject a given proposal rather than choose between alternative proposals. By means of plebiscites, intermediaries such as political parties can be bypassed. Because plebiscites offer a way to claim a popular mandate without permitting an opposition party, totalitarian regimes have used them to legitimize their power. See also referendum and initiative
(From Latin plebiscitum: "decree of the common people ") Vote by which all of the people of a state or territory express an opinion for or against a proposal, especially a proposal as to the choice of a government
The United Nations Trusteeship Council held a plebiscite in 1961 in respect of reunification of Southern Cameroons (anglophone) with the newly independent Republic of Cameroon (francophone) Southern Cameroonians voted by more than two to one to reunify with the Republic See DeLancey 1989, pp 41-43