Neverendum

//ˌnɛv.ɚˈɛn.dəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A series of referendums on the same issue held in an attempt to achieve an unpopular result.

    "Another "neverendum" (as Canadian nationalists call this process) on Quebec's secession is planned before the year 2000."

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"Another "neverendum" (as Canadian nationalists call this process) on Quebec's secession is planned before the year 2000."

Etymology

Blend of never-ending + referendum. Coined by Canadian writer Josh Freed in the context of repeated referendums on the secession of Quebec.

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