Synonyms for referendum
ˌrɛf əˈrɛn dəmref·er·en·dum

Princeton's WordNet

1. referendumnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "referendum":

   referenda, poll, plebiscite, référendum, referendums

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1. Arlene Foster:

   The Brexit negotiations have dominated our politics for three years. We need to respect the referendum result. The democratic decision has been made, whether in London or Brussels or indeed Dublin, now is the time to work for a sensible deal. The intransigence of the last three years must be left behind or else we are destined for a WTO exit in October.

2. Mhairi Black:

   Over the two years of that referendum campaign it was a political awakening, it forced people to engage and think about arguments and try and articulate arguments and look for quality.

3. Daniel Mullaney:

   The Brexit referendum is having no effect on our current negotiations, what we're doing now is we're very focused on achieving the best, most ambitious, comprehensive agreement that we can.

4. Neil Weller:

   This kind of a banking system hasn't been seen for a long time, the referendum would also unleash a lot of uncertainty into Swiss assets, including equity and bonds.

5. Lynton Crosby:

   All the signs of ORB’s latest and final poll point to a referendum that will truly come down to the wire.