plebiscite

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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

This made it more a plebiscite than an actual election, with posters of Hadi above each ballot box.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2024

The referendum on the Voice, Australia's first plebiscite since 1999, was announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the start of 2023.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

Cavour appealed to the doctrine of the popular will to be expressed by a plebiscite.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight