Plebiscitary
/ˌplɛbɪˈsɪtəri/noun
Relating to a plebiscite, especially one used to gauge or authorize popular vote.
Did you know?Plebiscitary ultimately traces back to Latin plebiscitum, a decree of the plebs, and in early Roman history those “people’s decisions” became a legal weapon in struggles over power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleh₁-
“to fill; the people as the “full body” of a community”
Latin
Latin
plebs
“the common people, the masses”
Latin
Latin
plebiscitum
“a decree or resolution of the plebeians”
Late Latin
Latin
plebiscitarius
“pertaining to a plebiscite or popular decree”
16th–17th Century
English
plebiscitary
“relating to a plebiscite or to popular voting”