referendum
noun [countable, uncountable]an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue 全民公投；全民公决 - referendum on something
Switzerland decided to hold a referendum on joining the EU. 瑞士决定就加入欧盟问题举行全民公投。 - by referendum
The changes were approved by referendum. 全民投票赞同这些变革。
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in elections 在选举中投票 Running for election 参加选举 - conduct/hold an election/a referendum
举行选举／全民公决 - (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election
举行／要求／角逐大选／全国选举 - launch/run a presidential election campaign
开始总统竞选活动 - support/back a candidate
支持候选人 - sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
说服选民／全体选民 - appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
吸引游离选民；寻求游离选民的支持；瞄准游离选民 - fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
操纵选举；暗中舞弊获取选票
Voting 投票 - go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
去／被拒绝进入投票站投票 - cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
投（某人）一票 - vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
投票给保守党候选人／民主党 - mark/spoil your ballot paper
在选票上做标记；投废票 - count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
清点邮寄选票数 - go to/be defeated at the ballot box
去投票箱投票；竞选失败 - get/win/receive/lose votes
赢得／失去选票 - get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
赢得大众／黑人／拉美裔／穆斯林 (60%) 的选票 - win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
赢得大选／（美国的）初选／议会中的一个席位／多数票／权力 - lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
在选举中失败；失去多数人的支持／席位 - win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
以压倒多数的选票获胜／掌权 - elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
选举／再度选举某人为市长／总统／议员／参议员／国会议员／国会女议员
Taking power 掌权 - be sworn into office/in as president
宣誓就职／就任总统 - take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
（美国）宣誓就职；听取就职宣誓 - swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
（英国）宣誓效忠 - give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
发表（美国）总统就职演说 - take/enter/hold/leave office
就职；任职；离职 - appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
任命某人为大使／州长／法官／部长 - form a government/a cabinet
组建政府／内阁 - serve two terms as prime minister/in office
任两届总理；两届任职
Synonyms electionelection- vote
- poll
- referendum
- ballot
- election an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting:
Who did you vote for in the last election? 上次选举中你把票投给了谁？
- vote an occasion on which a group of people vote for somebody/something:
They took a vote on who should go first. 他们以投票方式决定谁先走。
- poll (journalism
) the process of voting in an election: （新闻）指选举投票、计票： They suffered a defeat at the polls. 他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。
- referendum
an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue 指全民投票、全民公决 - ballot the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held:
The leader will be chosen by secret ballot. 领导人将通过无记名投票选举产生。
- a national/local election/vote/poll/referendum/ballot
- to have/hold/conduct a(n) election/vote/poll/referendum/ballot
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1California voters passed a referendum allocating $22 billion for school facilities. 加利福尼亚州的投票人通过了一项全民公决，拨款 220 亿美元用于学校设施的建设。 The Democrats rejected the referendum proposal. 民主党拒绝了进行全民投票的提议。 The agreement was approved in a referendum. 这项协定在全民公决中获得通过。 The group called for a referendum on the death penalty. 该团体呼吁就是否执行死刑进行全民公决。 The issue will be decided in a national referendum. 这一议题将通过全民公投来决定。 The president called a referendum that he hoped would confirm him in power. 总统宣布举行全民投票，以期巩固其执政地位。 The president won a referendum on his rule. 总统在对其统治进行的全民公决中获胜。 The proposals were put to a referendum. 对这些提议进行了全民投票表决。 The referendum will be held on July 14th. 全民投票将于 7 月 14 日举行。 The unions urged people to boycott the referendum. 工会敦促人们抵制全民投票。 UN monitors declared the referendum fair. 联合国核查员宣布这次全民投票是公正的。 a new constitution adopted by referendum 经全民投票通过的新宪法 At times the referendum campaign became quite nasty. 公民投票运动有时变得相当糟糕。 Referendums are most often held to decide major changes to the constitution. 公民投票通常是为了决定对宪法的重大修改。 The president called a referendum on the new divorce laws. 总统宣布就新的离婚法案进行全民公决。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- planned
- proposed
- popular
- …
- conduct
- hold
- put something to
- …
- show something
- approve something
- fail
- …
- proposal
- campaign
- process
- …
- in a/the referendum
- referendum on
- the result of a referendum
Word Originmid 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’.- referendum on something