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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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connivancethe act of conniving
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
braidto make from braids
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
applicationan act of applying:
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
replicateduplicate