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Meanings of recall elections in English

Portuguese
recall político
Spanish
revocatoria
Catalan
eleccions revocatòries

Procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before their term has ended.

recall político
Synonyms
Examples for "recall election"
Examples for "recall election"
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His stature grew when he survived a union-backed recall election in 2012.
Reuters
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A US federal appeals court has halted California's recall election to replace Gov.
The Irish Times
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His stature only grew when he survived a union-backed recall election in 2012.
Reuters
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That led to a special recall election the following year.
Reuters
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It has already lost a recall election in the northern city of Elblag, another former stronghold.
Reuters
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The opposition wants to get rid of the President via a recall referendum.
BBC
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Sixty-three percent said they would vote in a recall referendum.
Reuters
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Will Maduro be brought down by the recall referendum?
The Guardian
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The opposition would need nearly 4 million signatures to trigger a recall referendum in two years' time.
Reuters
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One possibility for opponents is a recall referendum, allowed in the constitution three years into a presidency.
Reuters
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The DA representative recalled two major incidents from 2018, where separate smashes at Eloff Extension in Selby and Kempton Park left hundreds of travellers injured.
The South African
Usage of recall elections in English
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Voters removed them in recall elections supported by the NRA.
Reuters
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The investigation was launched two months later and is also looking at recall elections in 2011 involving other candidates.
Reuters
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Colorado passed gun control measures, then gun rights activists used recall elections to oust two state senators who backed them.
Reuters
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Two state lawmakers were ousted in recall elections after voting for the measures, and a third resigned to avoid a recall.
News.com.au
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court in July 2015 ruled that Walker's campaign and conservative groups did not break campaign finance laws during recall elections.
Reuters