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referendum - Terminology, Procedure and status, Criticism, Multiple-choice referendums, Referendums by country

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A device of direct democracy whereby the electorate can pronounce, usually for or against, on some measure put before it by government; also known as a plebiscite. In some countries a petition of sufficient voters can put an issue to a referendum. Most commonly referenda are held on constitutional changes (eg women's suffrage, as in Switzerland), rather than on government policy.

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