n., pl., -dums, or -da (-də).
- The submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote.
- Such a vote.
- A note from a diplomat to the diplomat's government requesting instructions.
[Latin, neuter gerundive of referre, to refer. See refer.]
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