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plebiscite

[pleb-uh-sahyt, -sit] / ˈplɛb əˌsaɪt, -sɪt /




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But a successful legal challenge earlier this month by First Nations groups in the province halted the process of verifying petition signatures and placed the plebiscite in limbo.

From BBC May 22, 2026

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

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

He secured the reference of the question to a plebiscite, the result of which justified his anticipations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

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

Among its exhibits is a ballot from one of the many plebiscites held in 1930s Germany to demonstrate universal support for the Führer.

From Washington Post Jul. 25, 2022

The proposals also include mechanisms for citizen participation such as referendums and plebiscites, as well as the creation of a constitutional court and a new national electoral institute.

From Reuters Sep. 16, 2021

There have been plebiscites, legislation, persuasion, and loud voices—in other words, democracy.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2013

“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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