柯林斯詞典referendum /?r?f??r?nd?m/ (referenda/?r?f??r?nd?/) 1. N-COUNT If a country holds a referendum on a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it. 公民投票; 全民公決 Estonia said today it too plans to hold a referendum on independence. 愛沙尼亞今天稱它也計劃要就獨立進行全民公決。 返回 referendum劍橋詞典a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question （就重大政治或社會問題進行的）全民公決，全民公投 Is it more democratic to hold a referendum, rather than let the government alone decide ? 進行一次全民公決，而不是由政府自己作出決定，是不是要更民主些？ 例句 A nationwide referendum will be held to decide the issue .The opposition are demanding a referendum on the issue .A referendum was held on the question of whether the U.K. should remain a member of the European Community.The proposed referendum is consultative only and is not binding on Parliament.There has been much debate over the exact wording of the referendum. 返回 referendum