Synonyms of referendum

referendum

noun

as in vote

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

• vote
• ballot
• aye
• yea
• no
• nay
• secret ballot
• absentee ballot
• non placet
• short ballot
• ticket
• Australian ballot
• write-in
• blackball

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of referendum

The village scheduled the nonbinding referendum after Cloverleaf Infrastructure had been scouting northeastern Wisconsin for months. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Citizens responded by collecting enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot this fall to stop the levy. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026

None of this is a referendum on the work, and it should not be read as such. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

The dynamic could change if other consequential ballot measures, such as a referendum on redistricting or a proposal to strengthen direct democracy, are placed on the ballot. — Jack Harvel august 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026