单词 | referendal |
释义 | referendaladj. Of or relating to decision-making on matters about which reference is made; = referendary adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [adjective] > referendum or plebiscite plebiscitarian1870 plebiscitary1870 plebiscitic1892 referendary1894 referendal1900 1900 F. Parsons Direct Legislation iii. 54 Transferring the referendal option from the people's delegates to the people themselves. 1941 R. A. Beals & L. Brody Lit. Adult Educ. vii. 241 Persons who can read or write their names but are unable to..comprehend printed ballots containing referendal propositions. 1997 Amer. Jrnl. Legal Hist. 41 136 Salisbury had limited sympathy for democracy and certainly none for the concept of direct democracy upon which the referendal theory rested. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1900 |
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