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Yes. But by constantly throwing the breaker handle back and forth will eventually loosen the mechanical parts inside the breaker to the point where the breaker will fail. There are breakers made for the purpose of switching, usually used in big warehouses to shut off banks of lights. The price of one breaker is probably equal to the price of about 10 standard light switches.
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Answer for countries in Europe and other world areas running a 50 Hz supply service.Whilst operating the circuit breaker would certainly work as a switch this would not comply with safety codes in many areas.The main concerns would be:
The breaker may not be in a suitable place near the appliance.
The breaker might not disconnect both (or all) conductors so would not function as an isolator.
The breaker may not be designed to be used frequently.
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