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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-derived
reagain, back
+
fercarry, bear, bring
+
endumsuffix
=referendum

Common 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.

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