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A.Word.A.Day--referendumPronunciation: WAV or RealAudioreferendum (ref-uh-REN-duhm) noun 1. The submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote. Such a vote. 2. A note from a diplomat to the diplomat's government requesting instructions. [Latin, neuter gerundive of referre, to refer.] "In a referendum Sunday, Okinawans voted overwhelmingly to call for a reduction in the heavy U.S. military presence on the islands." Steven Komarow, Joint Chiefs chairman champions Bosnia vote., USA Today, 12 Sep 1996. This week's theme: words about diplomacy.
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