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referendum

[ref-uh-ren-duhm] / ˌrɛf əˈrɛn dəm /
NOUN
popular vote on matter
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The new Virginia map is being challenged in state court, but judges may be loath to overturn a referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

And when I spoke to Bisognano the day of the Virginia referendum, there was a lightly apologetic undertone to the conversation.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

And on Sunday, asked about a second referendum, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting told LBC: "We're not having one", adding that the country "has had enough of chaos".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Asked when the vote could be held, he said it was "perfectly conceivable to have a second referendum by 2028".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Almost banning the death penalty through a popular referendum in an American state would have been unimaginable just a few years earlier.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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