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plebiscite

noun as in ballot

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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".

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The UN recommended holding a plebiscite to settle the question of whether the state would join India or Pakistan.

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It had all the hallmarks of an authoritarian Potemkin plebiscite.

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In April’s parliamentary plebiscite, Mr. Lee’s party will seek to expand its current majority in the National Assembly.

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There was the overwhelming rejection of that text last year in a national plebiscite.

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