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plebiscite

[pleb-uh-sahyt, -sit] / ˈplɛb əˌsaɪt, -sɪt /




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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

This made it more a plebiscite than an actual election, with posters of Hadi above each ballot box.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2024

The power of the Chamber was to be diminished, that of the President increased, and laws were to be subject to ratification by plebiscite or referendum.

From A History of the Third French Republic by Wright, C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad)




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