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referendum

[ref-uh-ren-duhm] / ˌrɛf əˈrɛn dəm /
NOUN
popular vote on matter
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Before that referendum, however, the legally required map would be the 2022 map.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Animal rights activists collected the signatures of five percent of registered voters in the District of Colombia to mandate the referendum on the quintessentially French culinary delicacy that is made from the enlarged duck livers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

But a group called People Not Politicians and its executive director, Richard von Glahn, gathered more than 300,000 signatures for a referendum to challenge the new law before it took effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Whole Foods becomes a referendum on whether a neighborhood has arrived.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 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

State referenda can be difficult to poll, but surveys say Maine on Tuesday might have a couple of squeakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Berlin, Hamburg and the Ruhr region are also developing bids, with referenda to be held in 2026.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

Among the hundreds of referenda passed across the country in the midterm elections, voters in four states approved provisions making slavery and involuntary servitude unconstitutional.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

That group is eligible to vote on referenda but not for candidates running in any party primary.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2022

The council is also empowered to schedule dates for holding referenda on decisions of the National Assembly.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut

For example, 929,000 votes were cast in the 2022 mayoral general election — meaning referendums need about 93,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Speaking of referendums, how about one to eliminate the State of the Union?

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

But two different drafts, presented in 2022 and 2023 referendums, failed to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

She said both governments entered into an agreement which committed to hold referendums and they should now start the preparations.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

On the ballot in November 1867, the men in Kansas faced two referendums, one that deleted the word “white” from the description of voters and a second that deleted the word “male.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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