noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
constitutional
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Nevertheless, Congress was forced to agree to a constitutional referendum in April which threatened to curtail its powers.
national
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A national referendum is now required.
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Many people have recommended other forms of democratic participation, from neighborhood assemblies to a national initiative and referendum process.
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They also claimed that a national referendum would be impossible when so much of the country was under rebel control.
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He proposed that a national referendum should replace the Congress in voting on new federal taxes.
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The national referendum absorbed a separate vote on the deal which had already been arranged in Quebec for Oct. 26.
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I believe Teddy Roosevelt originally had the idea of giving people the right to a national referendum on major Supreme Court decisions.
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In order to achieve this, both would campaign for a national referendum and a National Constituent Assembly in the elections.
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Changes would require a two-thirds majority in both houses and the approval of the electorate in a national referendum .
popular
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The Assembly nominates the President who is confirmed by popular referendum for a six-year term.
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Then Tymoshenko and other opposition leaders disagreed over whether to enter into talks with Kuchma or organize a popular referendum against him.
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They reiterated their call for a popular referendum on the country's future political system.
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The presentation of that election as a popular referendum prevented a new populist attack on the Unionist government.
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Since the government can not submit every decision to popular referendum , elected or appointed individuals act on behalf of larger constituencies.
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campaign
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Gutierrez also has been hired to handle the lucrative publicity-and-consulting contract for the referendum campaign .
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The referendum campaign had been fiercely fought by opposing factions.
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From this FitzGerald could be in little doubt as to the likely course the bishops would take once a referendum campaign got under way.
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Meanwhile, the referendum campaign was marked by increasingly heated rhetoric on both sides.
independence
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The independence referendum had provoked warnings from Gorbachev that it would lead to a breakup of the Union and hence disaster.
result
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The referendum results were thus automatically invalidated - the first time that this had happened.
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Under the Gephardt plan, the issues would be selected after public hearings and the referendum results would be nonbinding.
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In the meantime, we have the maps of the referendum results to suggest how we might get to that destination.
■ VERB
announce
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Nkrumah announced another referendum to enable him to dismiss the judges and also to establish a one-party state.
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And, finally, he announced that another referendum would be held in January 1961.
approve
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None the less the new document, approved by another referendum in October, still gave most authority to the National Assembly.
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A new constitution was approved by referendum in February 1987.
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A new Constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum on Dec. 23, 1990.
call
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The movement called for a referendum on the islands' continued union with the mainland.
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Later, they called for a public referendum on several water issues, to be voted on during the November general election.
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He also appeared to call for a referendum on Maastricht - against Government policy.
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Bouchard vowed to call another referendum when conditions were right.
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Independently of this process, the Federal Assembly would discuss calling a referendum in December.
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His gamble of calling a referendum totally backfired, rivals said.
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Opposition leaders hailed the visit, calling for a referendum on the restoration of the constitutional monarchy.
decide
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It has even been suggested that the fate of trophy items should be decided openly by a referendum .
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I consider the idea that the issue should be decided by a referendum nothing short of bizarre.
follow
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The changes were expected to take effect following a referendum scheduled for Sept. 15.
force
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Nashville officials hope to know by Wednesday if enough signatures of registered voters have been gathered to force a referendum .
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Back then, an outfit called Alliance Marana successfully gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on the rezoning.
hold
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We should not go so far as to hold a referendum , but the people must have the final say.
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If it is approved, 30-day period opens for anyone wishing to hold a referendum drive to overturn the deal.
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On the subject of the draft union treaty, Gorbachev introduced the idea of holding a referendum on it throughout the country.
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Moldavia refused to hold the referendum on the grounds that it would worsen ethnic tensions in the republic.
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Why hold a referendum , when no one could challenge the imposition of his will?
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It has prompted President De Klerk to hold a referendum to guage white support on ending apartheid.
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June 25: Moldavia's President Snegur announced that the republic would hold a referendum on independence in the autumn.
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In 1992 western governments had allowed Bosnia to hold a referendum and become an independent state.
organize
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Then Tymoshenko and other opposition leaders disagreed over whether to enter into talks with Kuchma or organize a popular referendum against him.
propose
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He also proposed a referendum on private ownership of land.
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He proposed that a national referendum should replace the Congress in voting on new federal taxes.
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Reiterating earlier calls from Czech leaders, he proposed that a referendum be held on the issue.
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Najibullah proposed that a referendum be held in both government and mujaheddin-controlled areas to determine whether a ceasefire should be implemented.
put
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The terms were then, successfully, put to a referendum .
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The new military leader confirmed that Venda's situation would be put to a referendum .
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A commission was appointed to draw up a new constitution which would be put to a referendum in mid-1990.
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The proposals were to be put to a referendum after first being considered by the National Assembly.
vote
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Of the 28 percent of the electorate who voted in the referendum , 53 percent supported the ban.
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I was a junior Minister and I took advantage of the dispensation which enabled me to vote no in that referendum .
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Trust the people, but not to vote in a referendum on entry to the single currency.
win
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For no country has won a referendum on the euro.
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After all, it's not every day you win an arena referendum and a game against the defending champion Lakers.
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Mr Yeltsin had been expected to win the referendum , but not resoundingly.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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How will you be voting in the referendum ?
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The government has promised to hold a referendum and let the people choose.
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The Irish people voted 'no' in a referendum on divorce in 1986.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After what he has now said about a referendum , he had better watch out.
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Another referendum was to be held on June 7 over the new constitution.
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If county officials confirm that 28, 084 are those of registered voters, a referendum will be held around May 1.
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If it is approved, 30-day period opens for anyone wishing to hold a referendum drive to overturn the deal.
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Najibullah proposed that a referendum be held in both government and mujaheddin-controlled areas to determine whether a ceasefire should be implemented.
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Of the 28 percent of the electorate who voted in the referendum , 53 percent supported the ban.
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On this view there is, to put it mildly, no urgency about a referendum .
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They also claimed that a national referendum would be impossible when so much of the country was under rebel control.