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Show f a . Taking a Plebiscite. Plebiscite Is n political term bor- $ rowed -from the French, meaning n 'i ' vote of nil the electors In n country tnken cm some specific iiiiestlnn. It ' Is from the Latin pleiilscltuin, a de- v crce of the plebs, or law made by the J common penple, and Is somewhat Mm- liar to the, referendum. A notable example ex-ample of the use of the plebiscite In French history was In 1S.7J, when the meuiornblt! coup d'etat t ISol was ', confirmed mid the title of emperor , was given to Napoleon III. d |