美 [ˌrefəˈrendəmz]
n. 投票，公投（referendum 复数）
referendum /ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm/ CET6+ TEM8
可数名词 If a country holds a referendum on a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it. 公民投票; 全民公决
Estonia said today it too plans to hold a referendum on independence.
爱沙尼亚今天称它也计划要就独立进行全民公决。
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
公民投票-引用次数：18
Self-determination by referendum should obey international laws under the supervision of international institutions such as United Nations, and absolve domestic laws in the meantime.
采取公民投票的和平方式要符合国际法,要在联合国等国际机构的监督之下,同时也要符合国内法的相关规定。
“公投”-引用次数：5
PartⅡ: focusing on Chen Shui-bian authorities to promote "referendum" the history and practice.
第二部分:着重研究陈水扁当局推动“公投”的历史及实践活动。
参考来源台湾公民投票研究
全民公投-引用次数：4
This thesis holds that the reasons for Irish referendum against Lisbon Treaty Irish owe to the conflict between the member states' national interests and the arrangements of supranational mechanisms.
人类政治实验室的进程为何如此曲折起伏? 本文认为此次爱尔兰全民公投否决里斯本条约,是因为里斯本条约下的超国家机制安排与爱尔兰国家利益产生了矛盾。
公决-引用次数：16
Referendum,initiative and recall were used and had legal foundation in early American history.
美国历史早期对公决、创制和罢免有过使用和法律规定。
参考来源美国公决、创制和罢免机制初探
公民投票
公投
全民公决
The centrepiece of the plan is the idea of regular referendums, initiated by voters.
投票人提出的方案中最好的一点就是公民定期投票。
This year, nearly a score of presidential or parliamentary elections or referendums have been scheduled among the 53 members of the AU.
今年，在非盟的53个成员国中，已经安排了近20次总统或议会选举或公投。
Most of these had promised referendums.
尽管其中大部分国家已经许诺采用全民公投。
Mr Owens has thus won quite a lot of support from businesspeople for his referendums.
ECONOMIST: A tough decision for voters and Republicans in particular
Referendums would have been lost in many other countries had their people been given a say.
Those who ask for referendums want to vote against the EU and their own government.