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
That could include plebiscites or executive decrees, he said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023
Formerly German territories awarded to Poland and Denmark had Danish- and Polish-speaking majorities who voted decisively in League of Nations plebiscites that they did not wish to remain with Germany.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
None of the plebiscites has been binding, however, and turnout has often been low, amid boycotts by critics who support the status quo or independence.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
Certainly, it’s not a precedent you’d want to stick to going forward—there are too many streets, and too few citywide elections, and even people who feel passionate about street design will tire of plebiscites.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2022
“Write that down, Adah. If we don’t boil our water for thirty full minutes we’ll get plebiscites and what not.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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