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REFERENDUM (referenda)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does referendum mean? 

REFERENDUM (noun)
  The noun REFERENDUM has 1 sense:

1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorateplay

  Familiarity information: REFERENDUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REFERENDUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("referendum" is a kind of...):

vote (the opinion of a group as determined by voting)


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