referendum
Example Sentences
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Perhaps this was a conclusion the court could have arrived at before allowing an expensive statewide referendum to proceed.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
He voted to leave the EU in the 2015 referendum and backed the Conservatives in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
A bill was submitted to parliament in March that seeks to set out how a referendum should be organised.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The size of the buyback program is viewed as a referendum on how appealing the stock is to Abel, 63, and chairman Warren Buffett, who together control the program.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
He stated that if the referendum was defeated, he would resign from office.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing referendum
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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