Example Sentences

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Speaking of referendums, how about one to eliminate the State of the Union?

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

The international community, through the United Nations, placed the islands under U.S. administration after World War II. Decades later, the nations voted in referendums to enter into the compacts with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

"I think that deliberation, whether spread broadly in the schools or before national elections, before referendums, before initiatives, could become part of everyday life."

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

This was a period of snap elections and referendums.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

On the ballot in November 1867, the men in Kansas faced two referendums, one that deleted the word “white” from the description of voters and a second that deleted the word “male.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling