English-Finnish translations for referendum

• kansanäänestys
  Uskokaa tai älkää, kansanäänestys. Yes, believe it or not, a referendum.
  Antakaa ihmisille Portugalissa kansanäänestys. Give the people in Portugal a referendum.
  Olen toiveikas, että kansanäänestys toteutuu. I am hopeful that the referendum will happen.
• äänestys
  Joka tapauksessa äänestys meni läpi vain 54 prosentilla äänistä. In any case, the referendum passed with just 54% of the votes.
  Äänestys päättyi tasapeliin, joten puheenjohtajan ääni ratkaisi asian.
  Olisiko äänestys tarpeen asian ratkaisemiseksi?
• luottamuslauseäänestys

Definition of referendum

• A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. The adposition ''on'is usually used before the related subject of the vote
• An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter

Examples

• My father is taking my decision on whether to go to university as a referendum on his performance as a parent, and its very stressful.

Related words

• reference
• preferential
• referent
• referential
• preference
• self-referential
• references
• referencing
• preferences