plebiscite
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But a successful legal challenge earlier this month by First Nations groups in the province halted the process of verifying petition signatures and placed the plebiscite in limbo.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Still, investors remain nervous about the fallout from Thursday’s plebiscite.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
In the daily plebiscite on America, this Ivy League historian votes “Yes, but.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
History is not a plebiscite in which 50% of the current population decides what’s true and important.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
In defiance of English prohibitions, they even held a popular plebiscite which upheld their claims.
From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Lothrop Stoddard
Formerly German territories awarded to Poland and Denmark had Danish- and Polish-speaking majorities who voted decisively in League of Nations plebiscites that they did not wish to remain with Germany.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
None of the plebiscites has been binding, however, and turnout has often been low, amid boycotts by critics who support the status quo or independence.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
Certainly, it’s not a precedent you’d want to stick to going forward—there are too many streets, and too few citywide elections, and even people who feel passionate about street design will tire of plebiscites.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2022
Among its exhibits is a ballot from one of the many plebiscites held in 1930s Germany to demonstrate universal support for the Führer.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2022
“Write that down, Adah. If we don’t boil our water for thirty full minutes we’ll get plebiscites and what not.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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