Synonyms of referenda

referenda

noun

variants or referendums

plural of referendum

as in votes

an event in which the electorate votes for or against a law that deals with a specific issue

They are having a referendum so the public can decide the controversial issue.

Related Words

• votes
• ballots
• ayes
• yeas
• nays
• noes
• write-ins
• non placets
• absentee ballots
• tickets
• secret ballots
• blackballs
• Australian ballots
• short ballots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of referenda

Olathe Schools has history with bonds Olathe Public Schools has a history of bond referendums. —Kendrick Calfee february 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026

It is expected to take at least two years to implement the new constitution, with two more referendums required to endorse the drafting process and the final text. —Reuters, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026

Residents of two cities, towns and villages in Broward and 19 in Palm Beach County are electing local officials, deciding on referendums, or both. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026

If Quebec’s French-Canadian separatist movement and various referenda were ultimately quelled by Canada recognizing that culturally and linguistically unique province as a nation within Canada, then Alberta is headed for a similar result, at best. —Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026

Further, the state has limited when schools could hold referendums and how the ballot quefstion could be written, Anderson said. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026

What is your position on the use of referendums to address districts' financial challenges? —Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Cities that have called withdrawal elections have until mid-March to call off the May referendums. —Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026

The Sixteen Thirty Fund spent roughly $79 million on 33 different state referendums between 2017 and 2023, according to Ballotpedia, a nonprofit election information resource. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026