/ˈplebɪsɪt; US -saɪt ||; ˈplɛbəˌsaɪt/noun [C] (technical术语)a plebiscite (on sth) a vote by the people of a country or a region on a question that is very important 公民投票: to hold a plebiscite on the country's future system of government 就该国未来的政治制度举行公民投票