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an event in which the electorate votes for or against a law that deals with a specific issue
They are having a referendum so the public can decide the controversial issue.
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Last referendum: April 2020, when voters approved an $11.75 million operational referendum.
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Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
In June last year, Prabowo even presented a peace plan for Ukraine at the Shangri-la Dialogue, calling for a demilitarized zone and a U.N. referendum.
—Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
One is for president, the other a referendum on eventual European Union membership; neither appears safe from pro-Russian meddling.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The tiny former Soviet state has been caught up in a battle between pro-Russian and pro-European forces ahead of an Oct. 20 vote for a new president and on a referendum on whether to join the European Union (EU).
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
In June last year, Prabowo even presented a peace plan for Ukraine at the Shangri-la Dialogue, calling for a demilitarized zone and a U.N. referendum.
—Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
One is for president, the other a referendum on eventual European Union membership; neither appears safe from pro-Russian meddling.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The tiny former Soviet state has been caught up in a battle between pro-Russian and pro-European forces ahead of an Oct. 20 vote for a new president and on a referendum on whether to join the European Union (EU).
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Referendum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referendum. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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