referendum

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

Translation

n.公民投票权;外交官请示书
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

hold a referendum

举行公投

referendum vote

公投选票

referendum result

公投结果

referendum question

公投问题

referendum campaign

公投运动

Example Sentences

a referendum on confederation.

就结盟问题的全民公决。

In the referendum many people abstained.

在这次公民投票中许多人弃权。

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

欧洲的未来不应取决于法国人的一次全民公决。

the referendum affirmed the republic's right to secede.

公民投票支持共和国退出的权利。

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

总统摒弃了全民公投,认为那只是一种争取时间的策略。

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.

不服高等行政法院第一审裁判而上诉、抗告之公民投票诉讼事件,由最高行政法院管辖。

Real-world Examples

Opinion polls show the public might vote down a referendum.

民调显示,民众可能否决公投。

Source: NPR News May 2016 Compilation

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

许多人会想到1969年那场虚假的全民公投。

Source: NPR News September 2019 Compilation

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

2008年,那里的选民以极大的优势通过了带薪病假公投。

Source: Vox opinion

They want a statewide referendum on the plan.

他们希望能就此法案进行全国公投。

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2019 Collection

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

古巴举行了具有里程碑意义的同性婚姻合法化公投。

Source: Vox opinion

Switzerland holds public referendums about four times a year.

瑞士每年大概会举行4次公投。

Source: VOA Special September 2017 Collection

The government in Kiev does not recognize this referendum.

基辅政府不承认公投结果。

Source: NPR News March 2014 Compilation

This includes a national referendum on amendments to the constitution.

这包括关于宪法修正案的全民公决。

Source: CRI Online March 2020 Collection

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

这两个州于周日自行进行了公投。

Source: CRI Online May 2014 Collection

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

在有争议的地区举行公投尤为具有挑衅性,会破坏地区稳定。

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2017 Collection

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