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Referendum
Referendum
n.
The
principle
or
practice
of
referring
measures
passed
upon
by
the
legislative
body
to
the
body
of
voters
, or
electorate
,
for
approval
or
rejection
, as in
the
Swiss
cantons
(
except
Freiburg
)
and
in
various
local
governments
in
the
United
States
,
and
also
in
the
local
option
laws
,
etc
.;
also
,
the
right
to so
approve
or
reject
laws
, or
the
vote
by
which
this
is
done
.
Referendum
is
distinguished
from
the
mandate
, or
instruction
of
representatives
by
the
people
,
from
direct
government
by
the
people
, in
which
they
initiate
and
make
the
laws
by
direct
action
without
representation
,
and
from
a
plebiscite
, or
popular
vote
taken
on
any
measure
proposed
by a
person
or
body
having
the
initiative
but
not
constituting
a
representative
or
constituent
body
.
Referendum
n.
A
diplomatic
agent
's
note
asking
for
instructions
from
his
government
concerning
a
particular
matter
or
point
.
Referendum
n.
The
right
to
approve
or
reject
by
popular
vote
a
meassure
passed
upon
by a
legislature
.
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