How to Use referendum in a Sentence

referendum

noun
  • The issue was decided by referendum.
  • That could be seen as a referendum of sorts.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Here's what to know about this year's referendum.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Here's what to know about the referendum.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The funds were there, but there was no time for a referendum to approve it.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • But passing the referendum is just the first step.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The range could change if the referendum is renewed.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The answer should be as easy as voting yes on a referendum.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
  • People are more used to a bond referendum.
    — Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Meyer confirmed there are no plans for a referendum to fund the project.
    — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • What happens when the referendum is on them?
    — Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The rewording has made the point of the referendum even less clear.
    — Washington Post, 31 July 2021
  • The close but clear vote in the referendum was a startling surprise.
    — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • The referendum was a stinging rebuke for the builders of the project.
    — Robert Bryce, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • How can people learn more about the referendum?
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The case also poses a key test for the state’s referendum process.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
  • There’s no exact date yet for when crews would break ground on rail projects if the referendum passes.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The referendum passed with 85% of the vote.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • In both states, voters passed referendums to allow the new maps.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 May 2026
  • Which brings us back to the referendum on Payton.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Voters will weigh in on eight referendums.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The city has said a referendum is not legal in this case under the city’s charter.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The existing referendum is set to expire at the end of next school year.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • This is one of three referendum questions that will be on the Niles ballot.
    — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But Brexit was voted on, and got fifty-two per cent in a referendum.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • What about a referendum via U-Haul?
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Russia has been silent about any plans to hold a referendum in Kherson.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 5 May 2022
  • The stretch run of the season isn’t a referendum for Fields and his future.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2021
  • But there are also four referendums on the ballot.
    — Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That would have to go to a national referendum.
    — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025

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