referendum
🇬🇧 UK/.refә'rendәm/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A direct popular vote by the public on an important political or social question
全民公决,全民投票
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.hold a referendum举行全民公决
- 2.independence referendum独立公投
- 3.referendum result公投结果
- 4.call a referendum发起全民公决
Example Sentences
- 1.
The government held a referendum on whether to join the European Union.
- 2.
Voters approved the constitutional amendment in a nationwide referendum.
- 3.
The independence referendum deeply divided the country along political lines.