referendum

[US]/ˌrefəˈrendəm/
[UK]/ˌrefəˈrendəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. borgerlige stemmerettigheder; diplomatisk dispatch
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

hold a referendum

afholde en folkeafstemning

referendum vote

folkeafstemningsafstemning

referendum result

folkeafstemningsresultat

referendum question

folkeafstemningsspørgsmål

referendum campaign

folkeafstemningskampagne

Example Sentences

a referendum on confederation.

en folkeafstemning om konføderation.

In the referendum many people abstained.

Ved folkeafstemningen undlod mange at stemme.

the future of Europe should not hang on a referendum by the French.

Europas fremtid bør ikke afhænge af en folkeafstemning af franskmændene.

the referendum affirmed the republic's right to secede.

Folkeafstemningen bekræftede republikkens ret til at afstå.

the president has dismissed the referendum as a ploy to buy time.

præsidenten har afvist folkeafstemningen som et forsøg på at købe sig tid.

The referendum lawsuits of appeal or counterappeal against the fist-instance judgement of the high administrative court branch court shall be governed by the Supreme Administrative Court.

Appelretssager eller modappelretssager vedrørende den første instansdom fra den højere administrative domstols afdelingsret skal reguleres af Højeste Administrative Domstol.

Real-world Examples

Opinion polls show the public might vote down a referendum.

Meningsmålinger viser, at offentligheden muligvis vil stemme imod en folkeafstemning.

Source: NPR News May 2016 Compilation

There was a - what many would consider a sham referendum in 1969.

Der var - hvad mange ville betragte som en falsk folkeafstemning i 1969.

Source: NPR News September 2019 Compilation

In 2008, voters there passed a paid-sick-leave referendum by a huge margin.

I 2008 godkendte vælgerne der en folkeafstemning om løn under sygdom med en stor margin.

Source: Vox opinion

They want a statewide referendum on the plan.

De ønsker en folkeafstemning i hele staten om planen.

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2019 Collection

Cuba holding a landmark referendum to legalize same-sex marriage.

Cuba afholder en historisk folkeafstemning for at legalisere ægteskab mellem personer af samme køn.

Source: Vox opinion

Switzerland holds public referendums about four times a year.

Schweiz afholder folkeafstemninger cirka fire gange om året.

Source: VOA Special September 2017 Collection

The government in Kiev does not recognize this referendum.

Regeringen i Kiev anerkender ikke denne folkeafstemning.

Source: NPR News March 2014 Compilation

This includes a national referendum on amendments to the constitution.

Dette omfatter en national folkeafstemning om ændringer af forfatningen.

Source: CRI Online March 2020 Collection

This follows self-declared referendums in the two regions on Sunday.

Dette sker efter selvudråbte folkeafstemninger i de to regioner søndag.

Source: CRI Online May 2014 Collection

Holding the referendum in disputed areas is particularly provocative and destabilizing.

At afholde folkeafstemningen i omtvistede områder er særligt provokerende og destabiliserende.

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2017 Collection

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