referendum
referendum n. (1)(国际法)(外交代表向本国政府提交的)请示书 外交代表就自己无法或不愿作出决定的事项向本国政府提出给予指示的要求。 (2)公民复决；公民复决权；公民复决投票 将宪法、法律或重要的公共问题交由公民投票〔popular vote〕批准的制度。其复数形式为referenda; referendums,但后者使用频率渐升。(→initiative)
REFERENDUM
referendum
referendum. 1. The process of referring a state legislative act, a state constitutional amendment, or an important public issue to the people for final approval by popular vote. [Cases: Constitutional Law 9; Statutes 341–367. C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 7, 11–12, 14; Statutes§§ 108–113, 115–126, 128–138, 140–144.] 2. A vote taken by this method. 3. Int’l