to hold a plebiscite

  • 1plebiscite — n. 1) to conduct, hold a plebiscite 2) a plebiscite to + inf. (a plebiscite to determine the status of a territory) * * * [ plebɪs(a)ɪt] hold a plebiscite to conduct a plebiscite to + inf. (a plebiscite to determine the status of a territory) …

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  • 2plebiscite — UK [ˈplebɪsaɪt] / UK [ˈplebɪsɪt] / US / US [ˈplebɪˌsaɪt] noun [countable] Word forms plebiscite : singular plebiscite plural plebiscites a vote by everyone in a country about a very important issue There were calls to hold a plebiscite on… …

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  • 3plebiscite — pleb|i|scite [ plebı,saıt, plebısıt ] noun count a vote by everyone in a country about a very important issue: There were calls to hold a plebiscite on Scottish home rule …

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  • 4Greek plebiscite, 1974 — The Greek plebiscite of 1974 resulted in the final abolition of monarchy in Greece and the establishment of the current Third Hellenic Republic.After the collapse of the military junta that ruled the country from 1967, the issue of the form of… …

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  • 5Kashmir conflict — The disputed areas of the region of Kashmir. India claims the entire erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir based on an instrument of accession signed in 1947. Pakistan claims all areas of the erstwhile state except for those claimed by… …

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  • 6international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 7Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …

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  • 8History of Northwest Territories capital cities — The history of Northwest Territories capital cities begins with the purchase of the Territories by Canada from the Hudson s Bay Company in 1869 and includes a varied and often difficult evolution. Northwest Territories is unique amongst the… …

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  • 9Jammu and Kashmir — This article is about the area administered by India. For other uses, see Kashmir (disambiguation). Jammu and Kashmir جموں اور کشمیر जम्मू और कश्मीर ཇ་མུ་དང་ཀ་ཤི་མིར། …

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  • 10Azad Kashmir — Pakistan infobox region = Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) capital = Muzaffarabad latd = 34.22 longd = 73.28 pop year = 2008 population = 4,567,982 (estimate) languages= Urdu (official) Hindko Mirpuri Pahari Gojri Pashto density km2 = 306 area km2 =… …

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