referendum
Example Sentences
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He has argued the elections amount to a referendum on the prime minister's leadership.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
On Monday the Washington Supreme Court ruled the state’s new millionaires tax can’t be challenged by voter referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The size of the buyback program is viewed as a referendum on how appealing the stock is to Abel, 63, and chairman Warren Buffett, who together control the program.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress needed about 93,000 signatures to qualify the referendum for the ballot, but fell short by about 9,000, according to the city clerk.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Of about 612,000 women who were eligible to vote in the referendum, only about 7 percent registered and only about 4 percent voted.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing referendum
Election Lingo
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