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The phrase "advisory question" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a question is posed for guidance or advice rather than for a definitive answer.
Example: "The committee posed an advisory question to gather opinions on the proposed policy changes."
Alternatives: "consultative question" or "guidance question".
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If Californians want to send Washington a message about Iraq, Mr. Schwarzenegger said, they can do so at the polls without an Iraq advisory question.
The bill would have added an advisory question to the February ballot asking voters if they favored an immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq.
California has a long history of ballot measures, but this would be the first time in 25 years that an advisory question on foreign policy was placed before the voters.
The last time such an advisory question was on the California ballot was in 1982, when voters were asked if they favored nuclear disarmament between the United States and the former Soviet Union.
This past spring, lawmakers placed Proposition 59 on the November ballot, an advisory question about money in politics.
Nearly 64percentt of Illinois voters favored the "millionaire tax" advisory question on the Nov. 2014 ballot, which called for a 3percenttaxax surcharge on those with annual incomes over $1 million.
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"I was surprised by Sherman Alexie's book [ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (number-one challenged)] because it shows up time and time again from our staff, either as a staff pick, or as a recommendation for specific reader advisory questions.
Brown said he shared concerns about the Citizens United ruling – which lifted limits on political spending for individuals and corporations – but said he was uneasy about lawmakers placing advisory questions on the ballot, as voters may incorrectly believe the measure is legally binding.
Dr. Hatcher and his faculty advisory committee questioned the professors in a subsequent hearing.
Edgar Dworsky, who was once a member of Experian's consumer advisory panel, questioned how that argument would work in practice.
Alli was introduced the same week that an F.D.A. advisory panel questioned the safety of another proposed drug for obesity, Zimulti.
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