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The phrase "a plebiscite on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal or issue.
Example: "The government decided to hold a plebiscite on the proposed constitutional changes."
Alternatives: "a referendum on" or "a vote regarding".
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It is a sign that, in Russia, elections have become little more than a plebiscite on the nation's love of one man.
"Not one straight politician advocating a plebiscite on marriage equality knows what that's like.
The referendum amounts to a plebiscite on his rule.
The constitutional court has approved a plebiscite on the deal.
"He did a very wise thing," demanding a plebiscite on whether Norwegians wanted him as king.
"I don't feel that this is a plebiscite on Felipe Calderón," he said in an interview.
Mr Chávez, though not a candidate, has turned it into a plebiscite on himself.
Schuschnigg later repudiated the agreement and announced a plebiscite on the Anschluss question.
Such talk seems to have turned the election into a plebiscite on the theocracy.
He is striving to turn the referendum into a plebiscite on himself.
The referendum has become a plebiscite on the Maltese status quo.
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