Vocabulary
das
Referendum
/ʁefeˈʁɛndʊm/· noun· Pl. die Referenden
referendum
Das Referendum — a direct vote of all citizens on one question; common in Switzerland and many other countries; at German federal level there is none, but the Länder have Volksentscheide and towns Bürgerentscheide.
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- Singular
- das Referendum
- Plural
- die Referenden
- Genitiv
- des Referendums
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Referendum
referendum
In einem Referendum stimmte die Bevölkerung knapp für die Verfassungsänderung.
In a referendum, the population narrowly voted for the constitutional amendment.
Word family
Referendumdas Verfassungsreferendumconstitutional referendumdas Unabhängigkeitsreferendumindependence referendum
Common combinations
- ein Referendum abhaltento hold a referendum
- ein Referendum ansetzento call a referendum
- per Referendumby referendum
- das Ergebnis des Referendumsthe result of the referendum
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
VolksabstimmungVolksentscheid
Common learner mistakes
- die Referendumsdie ReferendenLatin nouns in -um change -um to -en in the plural: das Referendum – die Referenden, das Zentrum – die Zentren.
Real examples
- Die Regierung will die Frage per Referendum entscheiden lassen.The government wants to have the question decided by referendum.
- In der Schweiz kann gegen neue Bundesgesetze das Referendum ergriffen werden, wenn genug Unterschriften zusammenkommen.In Switzerland, a referendum can be called against new federal laws if enough signatures are collected.
- Vor dem Referendum mobilisierten beide Lager mit großem Aufwand ihre Anhänger.Before the referendum, both camps went to great lengths to mobilise their supporters.
