n.公民投票
It was decided by plebiscite. 那件事是通过公民投票决定的。
A plebiscite was held to decide the fate of the country. 举行了公民投票以决定国家的命运。
The question of which state the minority group should belong to was decided by (a) plebiscite. 该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决。