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/ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛndəm/ · noun
(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment..
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.
Use referendum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Referendum means (politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment..
Common synonyms include plebiscite.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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