recall election

procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before their term has ended
Intangible procedure Q1196663
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recall election

Summary

recall election is a procedure[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • recall election's instance of is recorded as procedure[3].
  • recall election is a type of referendum[4].
  • recall election is a type of voting[5].
  • recall election is a type of direct democracy[6].
  • recall election's Commons category is recorded as Recall elections[7].
  • recall election is the opposite of public election[8].
  • recall election's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Recall elections[9].
  • recall election's facet of is recorded as politics[10].
  • recall election's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • recall election's different from is recorded as Q56057147[12].
  • recall election's uses is recorded as referendum[13].
  • recall election's permanent duplicated item is recorded as recall election[14].

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Definition and Type

recall election's instance of is recorded as procedure[3]. Recorded subclass of include referendum[4], voting[5], and direct democracy[6]. It is the opposite of public election[8].

Why It Matters

recall election has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source New Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Uses referendum
    Facet of politics
    Different from Q56057147
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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