How to Use referendum in a Sentence

referendum

noun

• The issue was decided by referendum.
• The referendum on the latter passed by 66.4% of the vote.
  — Marshall Ingwerson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
• The referendum needs at least 50% of the electorate to cast a valid vote, to be deemed binding.
  — Dorottya Rédai, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
• The increase in price is the result of a referendum held on Sunday.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
• But this referendum, which got 50.02% of the vote, is binding.
  — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2022
• The next step in the referendum process called for the state ballot board to determine the language that voters would see in the polling booth.
  — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
• The Brexit referendum took place in 2016, where millions of Brits cast their vote on whether the country should stay or leave the EU.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 13 Feb. 2024
• Biden hopes to flip that script and win by turning the election into a referendum on Trump.
  — Doyle McManus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
• The ball is kept off the ground again; the election actually shapes up as a referendum on Trump at this point.
  — Sean Trende, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
• At that point, the next potential battle over the law could be a 2024 referendum.
  — John McCormack, National Review, 3 Apr. 2023
• The vote could be a referendum, of sorts, on the legacy of outgoing Mayor John Giles.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
• If approved, then the referendum question would be on the ballot in May 2023.
  — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2022
• Russia has been silent about any plans to hold a referendum in Kherson.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 5 May 2022
• As much as possible, Trump plans to cast the election as a referendum on Biden.
  — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 23 July 2024
• Sandu secured 42% of the first-round vote, held on the same day as a referendum on EU membership that passed by the thinnest of margins.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
• The night before Kansans were set to vote on a historic statewide referendum last month, voters saw a lie about how to vote pop up on their phone.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022
• In the lead-up to the referendum, the three judges presiding over the Little Rock District Court underscored the need for a new courthouse.
  — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2023
• The bill gives the city and county the latitude to impose a sales tax – but only if voters okayed it through a referendum.
  — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
• There's also a referendum to lower the voting age from 20 to 18.
  — Huizhong Wu, ajc, 26 Nov. 2022
• In other words, the outcome in Weinstein's case isn’t a referendum on the current state of #MeToo.
  — Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• The referendum, which had a low turnout rate, didn’t settle the legal back-and-forth and internal power plays.
  — Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
• The industry launched a referendum attempt to repeal the law and defund the council.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
• Which brings us to the third goal: making the 2024 election a choice between two flawed candidates, not a referendum on Biden’s first three years.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
• Brexit was the name given to a movement that inspired the electorate to vote to leave the European Union (EU) in a 2016 referendum.
  — Ben Evansky, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2022
• The bill will become void if fast-food companies do not withdraw the referendum on AB 257 by Jan. 1.
  — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• The chamber of commerce also helped campaign for the sales tax referendum in 2017.
  — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2022
• Barnett and other supporters say the referendum is a first step and not the final word.
  — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
• In some ways, these midterms are a referendum on President Joe Biden.
  — Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2022
• Egede has suggested that a referendum could take place in the coming years on the matter—but not necessarily in this election cycle.
  — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
• Given the far-reaching implications for the community, a referendum might be an effective way to ensure that all voices are heard and that the decision reflects the collective will of Elgin’s residents.
  — Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025