referendum
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Sunday’s referendum comes more than a decade after a 2014 vote to curb immigration narrowly passed, requiring the government to reintroduce quotas for foreigners moving to the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Now, fast-forward to 2016, 43 years after the country joined, when the U.K. held a referendum on leaving the EU.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Shin Yul, a political science professor at Myongji University, said "every election is ultimately a referendum on the ruling party."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
In L.A., the election is a referendum on Bass, who pledged in 2022 to solve homelessness, cut crime and make the city more affordable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Almost banning the death penalty through a popular referendum in an American state would have been unimaginable just a few years earlier.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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