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{
"term": "referendum",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue",
"sensetop": "referendum on somethingby referendum",
"labels": "(especially North American English)(especially British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Switzerland decided to **hold a referendum** on joining the EU.",
"contextForm": "referendum on something"
},
{
"text": "The changes were approved by referendum.",
"contextForm": "by referendum"
},
{
"text": "California voters passed a referendum allocating $22 billion for school facilities."
},
{
"text": "The Democrats rejected the referendum proposal."
},
{
"text": "The agreement was approved in a referendum."
},
{
"text": "The group called for a referendum on the death penalty."
},
{
"text": "The issue will be decided in a national referendum."
},
{
"text": "The president called a referendum that he hoped would confirm him in power."
},
{
"text": "The president won a referendum on his rule."
},
{
"text": "The proposals were put to a referendum."
},
{
"text": "The referendum will be held on July 14th."
},
{
"text": "The unions urged people to boycott the referendum."
},
{
"text": "UN monitors declared the referendum fair."
},
{
"text": "a new constitution adopted by referendum"
},
{
"text": "At times the referendum campaign became quite nasty."
},
{
"text": "Referendums are most often held to decide major changes to the constitution."
},
{
"text": "The president called a referendum on the new divorce laws."
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["planned", "proposed", "popular"],
"verb + referendum": ["conduct", "hold", "put something to"],
"referendum + verb": ["show something", "approve something", "fail"],
"referendum + noun": ["proposal", "campaign", "process"],
"preposition": ["in a/the referendum", "referendum on"],
"phrases": ["the result of a referendum"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrefəˈrendəm/",
"audio": "re/referendum/referendum__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrefəˈrendə/",
"audio": "re/referendum/referenda__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrefəˈrendəm/",
"audio": "re/referendum/referendum__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrefəˈrendə/",
"audio": "re/referendum/referenda__us_5.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent.: from Latin, gerund (‘referring’), or neuter gerundive (‘something to be brought back or referred’) of referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’."
}