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referenda
Variant of referendum
noun pl. referendums or referenda
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- the submission of a law, proposed or already in effect, to a direct vote of the people, as in superseding or overruling the legislature
- the vote itself
- a note sent by a diplomatic agent to the agent's own government, asking for specific instructions
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