referendum

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

Translation

n.公民投票權;外交官請示書
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

hold a referendum

舉行公投

referendum vote

公投選票

referendum result

公投結果

referendum question

公投問題

referendum campaign

公投運動

Example Sentences

a referendum on confederation.

就結盟問題的全民公決。

In the referendum many people abstained.

在這次公民投票中許多人棄權。

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

歐洲的未來不應取決於法國人的一次全民公決。

the referendum affirmed the republic's right to secede.

公民投票支持共和國退出的權利。

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

總統摒棄了全民公投,認爲那只是一種爭取時間的策略。

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審裁判而上訴、抗告之公民投票訴訟事件,由最高行政法院管轄。

Real-world Examples

Opinion polls show the public might vote down a referendum.

民調顯示,民衆可能否決公投。

Source: NPR News May 2016 Compilation

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

許多人會想到1969年那場虛假的全民公投。

Source: NPR News September 2019 Compilation

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

2008年,那裏的選民以極大的優勢通過了帶薪病假公投。

Source: Vox opinion

They want a statewide referendum on the plan.

他們希望能就此法案進行全國公投。

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2019 Collection

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

古巴舉行了具有里程碑意義的同性婚姻合法化公投。

Source: Vox opinion

Switzerland holds public referendums about four times a year.

瑞士每年大概會舉行4次公投。

Source: VOA Special September 2017 Collection

The government in Kiev does not recognize this referendum.

基輔政府不承認公投結果。

Source: NPR News March 2014 Compilation

This includes a national referendum on amendments to the constitution.

這包括關於憲法修正案的全民公決。

Source: CRI Online March 2020 Collection

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

這兩個州於週日自行進行了公投。

Source: CRI Online May 2014 Collection

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

在有爭議的地區舉行公投尤爲具有挑釁性,會破壞地區穩定。

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2017 Collection

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