referendum

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛndəm/

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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.)

   Synonym: plebiscite

   • 1975, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Informational Bulletin:

     In some cases, a referendum on the proposed bond issue must be held.

   • 2019, Nalini Mohabir, “Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence”, in 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.

• ad referendum

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
• referendum in Internetová jazyková příručka

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)

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

1. referendum

• → Papiamentu: referendum

From Latin referendum.

referendum (genitive referendumi, partitive referendumit)

1. referendum

   Synonyms: rahvahääletus, rahvaküsitlus

• pseudoreferendum

• plebistsiit

• “referendum”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “referendum”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• referendum in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

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

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referendum m (plural referendums or referenda)

1. Alternative spelling of référendum

• “referendum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /re.feˈrɛn.dum/
• Rhymes: -ɛndum
• Hyphenation: re‧fe‧rèn‧dum

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referendum m (invariable)

1. referendum

• referendario

referendum m (plural referendums)

1. referendum

referendum

1. inflection of referendus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

Ultimately from Latin referendum.

• IPA^(key): /rɛ.fɛˈrɛn.dum/

referendum m (plural referenda or referendumijiet)

1. referendum

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.

Borrowed from Latin referendum.

• IPA^(key): /rɛ.fɛˈrɛn.dum/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndum
• Syllabification: re‧fe‧ren‧dum

referendum n

1. (politics) referendum

   Synonym: plebiscyt

• referendum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• referendum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Latin referendum, French référendum.

• IPA^(key): /re.feˈren.dum/

referendum n (plural referendumuri)

1. referendum

   Synonym: 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

referendum

1. referendum (direct popular vote)

   Synonym: folkomröstning

• referendum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)