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referendum

nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/ʁɨfɨˈɾẽdu/re·fe·ren·do

Definition

1

A direct vote by the electorate on an important political or legislative question.

Usage examples

The government called a referendum on the constitutional amendment.
Turnout in the referendum was high.

Common combinations

to call a referendumnational referendumreferendum result