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Referendum
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(referendums, or referenda) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. If a country holds a referendum on a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence. N-COUNT: oft N on n
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noun (plural referenda or -dums) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter of referendus, gerundive of referre to refer Date: 1847 1. a. the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative b. a vote on a measure so submitted 2. a diplomatic agent's note asking for government instructions ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. referendums or referenda) 1 the process of referring a political question to the electorate for a direct decision by general vote. 2 a vote taken by referendum. Etymology: L, gerund or neut. gerundive of referre: see REFER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n plural referenda or referendums an occasion when everyone in a country votes in order to make a decision about a particular subject (hold a referendum) (A referendum was held on whether abortion should be made legal.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1847, "submitting a question to the voters as a whole" (originally chiefly in reference to Switzerland), from Fr. or Ger., from L. referendum "that which must be referred," lit. "thing brought back," from neut. gerundive of referre "to bring or take back" (see refer). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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