referendum
referendum 英 [ˌrefəˈrendəm] 美 [ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm]
n. 全民投票；全民公决
名词复数:referendums
- A referendum is an official vote on a specific issue. It's often part of a larger election.
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- n. 全民投票；全民公决
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1. Switzerland decided to hold a referendum on joining the EU.
瑞士决定就加入欧盟问题举行全民投票。
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2. The changes were approved by referendum.
全民投票赞同这些变革。
- referendum (n.) 1847, "a submitting of a question to the voters as a whole" (originally chiefly in reference to Switzerland), from French or German, from Latin referendum "that which must be referred," literally "thing brought back," neuter gerundive of referre "to bring or take back" (see refer). Fowler prefers a plural referendums because referenda is "too suggestive (cf. memoranda, agenda &c.) of the correct sense--questions to be referred."
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