plebiscite
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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
He listed off a string of achievements by the Greens under his leadership, including the party's pivotal role in the marriage equality plebiscite, the First Nations Voice to Parliament referendum, and advancing "world-leading climate legislation".
From BBC • May 8, 2025
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
Switzerland.—Capital punishment was abolished in Switzerland in 1874 by Federal legislation; but in 1879, in consequence of a plebiscite, each canton was empowered to restore the death penalty for offences in its territory.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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