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REFERENDUM

the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative

The meaning of the word referendum is the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative.

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subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
piscatorialpiscatory
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
supplicantone who supplicates
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment