plebiscite vs polling

plebiscite

noun
  • A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty 

polling

noun
  • the process of voting in an election. 

  • The action of taking a poll. 

  • A technique that continually interrogates a peripheral or service to see if it has data to transfer. 

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