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plebiscite <a plebiscite; plebiscites> N

plebiscite

hold a referendum or plebiscite VB

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National referendums, or plebiscites, are elections whereby citizens can determine whether a specific legal text can become official law or not.
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Plebiscites can offer a variety of options, rather than a simple yes/no question.
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If implemented, voters would receive a ballot paper with a list of models, similar to the non-binding models plebiscite described earlier.
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If they had not agitated for a change in legislation then a plebiscite would never have had to be considered.
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A plebiscite could not be held in this atmosphere.
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A decision was also made in the legislature to hold a plebiscite to establish a compulsory egg marketing board.
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The voters were also asked a series of plebiscite questions.
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For those who believe that direct democracy is the best method for readdressing the status issue, the plebiscite approach could be preferred.
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If parliament rejects the referendum, then a plebiscite is undertaken in which the people at large can vote.
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Fifty-three percent of eligible voters participated in the plebiscite, with 56.4 percent of them voting yes.
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