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Meanings of representative recall 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
        2
        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
        4
        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
        1
        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
        3
        Colorado passed gun control measures, then gun rights activists used recall elections to oust two state senators who backed them.
        Reuters
        4
        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
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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
        5
        One possibility for opponents is a recall referendum, allowed in the constitution three years into a presidency.
        Reuters
        Usage of representative recall in English
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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