Referendums are direct votes in which an electorate is invited to vote on a specific proposal, often related to constitutional changes or significant policy decisions. Notable examples include the 2016 Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom, where voters decided whether to leave the European Union, and the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, which sought to determine whether Scotland should become an independent country. Other examples include the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty in Canada and the 2005 French referendum on the European Constitution.
Referendums are used to give citizens a direct vote on specific issues or decisions, promoting direct democracy and increasing citizens' involvement in the decision-making process. They can be a tool to gauge public opinion on important matters and help ensure that government actions align with the will of the people.
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The plural form of referendum is "referendums" or "referenda."
They wanted initiatives and referendums because government should be more responsive to public opinion.
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There are 2 acceptable plurals: referendums or referenda
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Referendums are normally questions that are placed to the entire electorate to vote on. They are carried out when constitutional issues are contested or too weighty for representatives to handle on their own.
There were two major conscription referendums in Australia during World War I. The first took place in October 1916, and the second in December 1917. Both referendums aimed to gauge public support for introducing compulsory military service, but both were defeated.
Either referendums or referenda is acceptable.
The plural of refendum is referenda or referendums.
They are held because Australia is a democracy, and public opinion should decide yes or no on a given issue. In Western Australia we have had a long and tiresome debate (and 2 referendums) about daylight saving. In both referendums the public said no, but it went ahead anyway. We are about to have a third referendum on daylight saving. I don't understand why they are holding referendums that cost the public millions, when it seems to be already decided that the public's opinion will be ignored.