| 释义 |
referendum
[ˌref.ə'ren.dəm] (plural referendums or formal referenda) (formal plebiscite) formal
noun countable
ADVANCED
■a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question （就重大政治或社会问题进行的）全民公决，全民投票•Is it more democratic to hold a referendum, rather than let the government alone decide?进行一次全民公决，而不是由政府自己作出决定，是不是要更民主些？ |