referendum

noun

1. 全民投票；全民公决
   an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue
   1. Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce.
      爱尔兰决定就离婚问题进行全民投票。
   2. The changes were approved by referendum.
      全民投票赞同这些变革。

1. N-COUNT 公民投票；全民公决
   If a country holds a referendum on a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it.
   1. 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。

1. He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
   他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”，但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。
2. Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
   议会在人们的要求下已同意在明年举行全民公投。
3. A referendum would be divisive.
   公投将产生分歧。
4. A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence
   全民公决无疑显示选民支持独立。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. President Kaunda fulfilled his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.
   卡翁达总统兑现了他的承诺，宣布了全民公决的日期。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Austrians voted for EU membership by a two-to-one majority in a June 1994 referendum, but the honeymoon is definitely over
    奥地利在1994年6月举行的全民公决中以2比1的多数票支持加入欧盟，但这一蜜月期明显已经结束了。
11. Some industrialists believe the government should grasp the nettle of devaluation before the referendum takes place.
    一些实业家认为政府应该在全民公决前果断出手解决棘手的货币贬值问题。
12. He described the referendum as a one-horse race
    他称这次全民公决是一场胜负分明的比赛。
13. It's kind of a referendum, though a lot of issues are packed in.
    这算是全民公决，虽然牵涉到很多问题。
14. 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。
15. The prime minister is facing a revolt by party activists over his refusal to hold a referendum
    因为拒绝进行公民投票，首相正面临着党内激进分子的反抗。
16. 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。
17. He told waiting journalists that he did not expect a referendum to be held for several months.
    他告诉守候着的记者，他认为几个月内不会举行全民公决。
18. In the referendum many people abstained.
    在这次公民投票中有许多人弃权。
19. 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。
20. See also Ballot initiative and Referendum.
    参见公民投票和全民投票。
21. But the referendum produced a clear vote to retain the monarchy.
    但全民公投产生了一个明确的结果&支持保留君主制。
22. He organised a referendum to approve a constitutional change declaring socialism irrevocable.
    他组织了一次公民投票来批准一项宪法修订，即宣布社会主义是不可撤销的。
23. The conference approved a proposal for a referendum.
    大会批准了进行公民投票的提议。
24. Voters in Britain have rejected in a referendum a proposal to change the way members of parliament are elected.
    英国选民在一次全民公投中拒绝改变议会议员选举的方式。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. Peaceful acceptance of the referendum outcome expected next month is only the first step.
    以和平方式接受预计将于下月得出的公投结果只是迈出了第一步。
28. I voted` No 'in the referendum.
    我在全民投票时投了反对票。

noun

1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate