Noun: referendum
| Singular | referendum |
| Plural | referenda; referendums |
Sample Sentences
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a referendum on …
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In some cases, a referendum on the proposed bond issue must be held. [1975, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Informational Bulletin:]
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Article 74: The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall have the right to secede from the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of a nation-wide referendum held by the people of Karakalpakstan. [2003, Constitution of Uzbekistan:]
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Although the Cook Islands held a referendum in 1994, when voters rejected a name change, the yearning for a decolonised identity has not disappeared. [2019, Nalini Mohabir, “Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence”, in Guardian.:]
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[Salvador] Illa ascribed the nationalist surge in Catalonia that fuelled support for the 2017 referendum – and Brexit in the UK – as populist responses to the financial crisis of 2008. [2025 October 16, Patrick Wintour, “Catalonia’s Socialist president: tackling inequality can blunt separatist and far-right voices”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]
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My father is taking my decision on whether to go to university as a referendum on his performance as a parent, and it's very stressful.
Nouns inflected like referendum
septum,
sacrum,
scutum,
signum,
philtrum,
effluvium,
preferendum,
tricennium,
fenestrum,
prooemium,
pseudoperidium,
vomitorium,
gubernium,
protocerebrum,
addendum,
pallium,
pabulum,
refugium,
decorum,
fumigatorium, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Latin referendum (“that which ought to be announced”), from refero (“to announce”). See: Latin Nouns '
referendus'.
Verbs referencing "referendum"
German Nouns
Referendum.