referendum

Definitions

1. A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment
2. A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.
3. An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter
4. An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.

Equivalents

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العربيةاستفتاءالإستفتاء

Беларускаярэферэндум

Българскиреферендум

Bosanskireferendumреферендум

Catalàreferèndum

Češtinareferendum

Cymraegrefferendwm

Danskfolkeafstemning

Ελληνικάδημοψήφισμα

Esperantoreferendumo

Suomikansanäänestysluottamuslauseäänestys

Gàidhligreifreann

हिन्दीजनमत-संग्रह

Hrvatskireferendumреферендум

Magyarnépszavazásszavazás

Հայերենհանրաքվե

Bahasa Indonesiareferendum

Íslenskaþjóðaratkvæðagreiðslaþjóðaratkvæði

Italianoreferendum

日本語レファレンダム住民投票国民投票

ქართულირეფერენდუმი

Қазақ тіліреферендум

ភាសាខ្មែរប្រជាមតិ

한국어국민투표

Kurdîreferandûmreferendûm

Кыргызчареферендум

ລາວປະຊາມະຕິ

Lietuviųreferendumas

Latviešureferendums

Македонскиреферендум

Bahasa Melayupungutan suarareferendum

မြန်မာဆန္ဒခံယူပွဲ

Nederlandsreferendumvolksraadpleging

Polskireferendalnyreferendowyreferendum

Portuguêsplebiscitoreferendoreferendum

Русскийреферендум

Српскиreferendumреферендум

Svenskafolkomröstningreferendum

ไทยประชามติ

Tagalogreperendum

Türkçehalk oylamasıreferandumreyiâm

ئۇيغۇرچەرېفېراندۇم

Українськареферендум

Tiếng Việttrưng cầu dân ýtrưng cầu ý dân

Examples

“a referendum on …”

“In some cases, a referendum on the proposed bond issue⟳ must be held.”

“Article 74: The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall have⟳ the right to secede from the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of a nation-wide referendum held by the people of Karakalpakstan.”

“Although the Cook⟳ Islands held a referendum in 1994, when voters rejected a name⟳ change⟳, the yearning for a decolonised identity has not disappeared.”

“[Salvador] Illa ascribed the nationalist surge in Catalonia that fuelled support⟳ for the 2017 referendum – and Brexit in the UK – as populist responses to the financial crisis of 2008.”

“My father is taking my decision on whether to go to university as a referendum on his performance as a parent, and it's very stressful.”

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