PLEBISCITE

n. expression of a people's will or wishes through a direct ballot of all voters

A referendum (plural referendums or referenda), ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may be the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. The referendum or plebiscite is a form of direct democracy.
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Noun
1. a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
(hypernym) vote

n. plebiscite, expression of a people's will or wishes through a direct ballot of all voters

v. plebiscite

(n.)
A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791.