Referendum

//ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛndəm//

"Referendum" in a Sentence (16 examples)

Kilby applied Emmet's theory to his investigation of the referendum held in Greece in 1948.

The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

In any case, you need to vote "yes" in the February 18th referendum.

Greece cancels the referendum.

Will a referendum soon give Corsica back its independence?

How do you think that Britons should vote in the upcoming referendum? What do you think the results will be like?

Before the city council could select a contractor and begin construction on a new recreation centre, eligible voters had to approve, by referendum, a $2 million bond issue to pay for its expected capital cost.

Dominic Grieve has tabled a motion for a second referendum.

Algeria had its referendum for independence in July 1962.

Boris Johnson so far has refused permission for Scotland to hold another independence referendum following the last such vote in 2014.

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a referendum on …

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

Article 74: The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall have the right to secede from the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of a nation-wide referendum held by the people of Karakalpakstan.

Although the Cook Islands held a referendum in 1994, when voters rejected a name change, the yearning for a decolonised identity has not disappeared.

[Salvador] Illa ascribed the nationalist surge in Catalonia that fuelled support for the 2017 referendum – and Brexit in the UK – as populist responses to the financial crisis of 2008.

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.

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