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referendum

[ref-uh-ren-duhm] / ˌrɛf əˈrɛn dəm /
NOUN
popular vote on matter
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Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress needed about 93,000 signatures to qualify the referendum for the ballot, but fell short by about 9,000, according to the city clerk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Following Rodríguez's remarks, Foro Penal vice-president Gonzalo Himiob said only another legislative act or referendum could undo the amnesty law, which had no expiration date.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

That position is supported by the islanders themselves, who voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to remain part of the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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

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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