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referendum
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- Conjugation :
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referenda
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referendums
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- referendum
[.rεfə'rεndəm]
[.refə'rendəm]
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1.
noun
[American English]
（关于法律等的）公民投票
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2.
noun
[American English]
公民投票权
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3.
noun
[American English]
公民所投的票
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4.
noun
[American English]
（外交官对本国政府的）请示书
Collins English-English Dictionary
- referendum
["rεfə'rεndəm]
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n
submission of an issue of public importance to the direct vote of the electorate
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2.
n
a vote on such a measure
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3.
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a poll of the members of a club, union, or other group to determine their views on some matter
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4.
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a diplomatic official's note to his government requesting instructions
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5.
n
See also (for senses 1, 2) plebiscite
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C19: from Latin: something to be carried back, from referre to refer
Examples
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The referendum was being held in June.
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公民投票在六月份进行。
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an ad referendum contract
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the referendum might turn into a party political beauty contest
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a provincewide referendum
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多数民众参加了公投。
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The majority of people voted in the referendum.
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