International Affairs

noun a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision

• The government is planning to hold a referendum to decide on the new tax policy.
• Did you hear about the referendum coming up? It's going to be a big deal.
• I don't really care about that referendum stuff, it's all politics anyways.
• The team decided to take a vote, almost like a mini-referendum, to determine the best course of action.

noun a person who is unwittingly manipulated by someone else to promote their own agenda or interests

adjective describing someone who is being used in this way

• The political strategist saw the activist as a useful idiot to further their own agenda.
• The boss always sees him as a useful idiot, doing all the work without getting any credit.
• He's just a useful idiot for the company, always doing what they say without question.
• The puppet leader was nothing more than a useful idiot for the real power behind the scenes.

noun Brexit

• The implications of Brexit on the UK economy are still being analyzed.
• Have you heard about all the drama surrounding Brexit?
• Brexit is such a mess, isn't it?
• Brexit has caused a political earthquake in the UK.