referendum
Example Sentences
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The panel were also asked for their positions on a future referendum and how they would tackle public spending.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
And when I spoke to Bisognano the day of the Virginia referendum, there was a lightly apologetic undertone to the conversation.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
The new Virginia map is being challenged in state court, but judges may be loath to overturn a referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Slaughter suggested that talk of an independence referendum during this campaign would be "divisive" and hand the initiative to Reform.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The suffragists complained that the referendum wasn’t binding, and the antis complained that they were expected to vote in order to show that they didn’t want the vote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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