referendum
IPA: rɛfɝˈɛndʌm
noun
- (politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. (The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote.)
- An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.
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Examples of "referendum" in Sentences
- The proposal was rejected in the referendum.
- It introduced the initiative and the referendum.
- The proposal was soundly defeated in the referendum.
- This is only implicit in the outcome of the referendum.
- The concept and the purpose of the referendum was clear.
- The result of the referendum was favorable to O'Higgins.
- In the spring of 2002, the government held the referendum.
- The people voted overwhelmingly in favor of the referendum.
- The referendum was held in conjunction with the general election of 2007.
- PCU promoted abstention in the 1976 Referendum on the Law of Political Reform.
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