referendum
英 [ˌrefəˈrendəm]
美 [ˌrefəˈrendəm]
n. 全民投票; 全民公决
复数:referendums
Collins.3 / BNC.4445 / COCA.6758
牛津词典
noun
- 全民投票;全民公决
an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue- Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
爱尔兰决定就离婚问题进行全民投票。 - The changes were approved by referendum.
全民投票赞同这些变革。
- Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 公民投票;全民公决
If a country holds areferendumon a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it.- Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
爱沙尼亚称其也计划就独立问题进行全民公决。
- Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
英英释义
noun
- a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
双语例句
- In our 1980 referendum on Quebec, the result was a clear cut victory for Canada.
1980年,魁北克就是否独立举行了公投。结果对加拿大来说是一个明显的胜利。 - They warned him that a referendum might cause an explosion in the country.
他们警告他说全民公决可能会引发国内暴乱。 - In general, it was the better-educated voters who voted Yes in the referendum.
通常是那些受教育程度较高的人在全民公决中投赞成票。 - The groundswell of opinion is in favour of a referendum.
支持全民公决的舆论呼声越来越高。 - The voter show their opposition to the government by voting against the proposal in the referendum.
投票人用在公民投票中投票反对该建议的方法表示他们对政府的反对。 - A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence
全民公决无疑显示选民支持独立。 - Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
四分之三的公众表示希望就这个问题进行全民公决。 - The referendum will bring Puerto Rico one step closer to cutting the island's umbilical cord to the United States
这次全民公决将会促使波多黎各进一步摆脱对美国的依靠。 - A referendum would be divisive.
公投将产生分歧。 - They proposed to give the people an alternative and a last resort-the initiative and referendum.
他们建议给予人民另一个和最后的手段&创制权和复决权。