referendum

From Latin referendum (“that which ought to be announced”), from refero (“I announce”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛndəm/

referendum (plural referenda or referendums)

1. (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.
   • In some cases, a referendum on the proposed bond issue must be held.
     - Informational Bulletin by Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 1975
   • 2019, Nalini Mohabir, Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence in the Guardian.

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

2. An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.

   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.

• plebiscite

From Latin referendum.

referendum

1. referendum (in sense: a direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment).

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛfɛrɛndum]

referendum n

1. referendum (direct popular vote)

• See oferta

• referendum in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• referendum in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

From Latin referendum, the neuter gerundive of referre (“to refer”).

• IPA^(key): /rɛfərɛndɔm/, [ʁɛfəˈʁand̥ɔm]

referendum n (singular definite referendummet, plural indefinite referendummer or referenda)

1. referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law)

• folkeafstemning

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referendum n (plural referenda or referendums, diminutive referendumpje n)

1. referendum

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.fe.ʁɛ̃.dɔm/, /ʁe.fe.ʁɑ̃.dɔm/

referendum m (plural referendums or referenda)

1. Alternative spelling of référendum

referendum m (invariable)

1. referendum

• referendario

referendum m (plural referendums)

1. referendum

referendum

1. nominative neuter singular of referendus
2. accusative masculine singular of referendus
3. accusative neuter singular of referendus
4. vocative neuter singular of referendus

From Latin referendum

referendum n (definite singular referendumet, indefinite plural referenda or referendumer, definite plural referendaene or referenduma or referendumene)

1. a referendum

• folkeavstemning

• “referendum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “referendum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Latin referendum

referendum n (definite singular referendumet, indefinite plural referendum, definite plural referenduma)

1. a referendum

• folkerøysting

• “referendum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Latin

referendum n

1. referendum

Borrowed from Latin referendum, French référendum.

• IPA^(key): /re.feˈren.dum/

referendum n (plural referendumuri)

1. referendum

• plebiscit

• referendar

• referendum in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

• IPA^(key): /referěndum/
• Hyphenation: re‧fe‧ren‧dum

referèndum m (Cyrillic spelling реферѐндум)

1. referendum