referenda
Ballot questions, plural
Referenda is a plural of referendum, a direct vote in which an electorate decides on a specific proposal or issue: The state held referenda on tax reform and gambling.
Both referenda and referendums are acceptable plurals, though referendums is more common in everyday usage.
Voting document
- electorateEligible voting body
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
turnout · voting · quorum · majority · minority · abstention · ratification · enactment
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- governmentAuthority over a state
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
amendment · sovereignty · autonomy · federalism · devolution · secession · independence · ratification
Eligible voting body
- citizenryBody of inhabitants
- participationAct of taking part
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- consensusGeneral group agreement
campaign · advocacy · grassroots · mobilization · petition · canvassing · activism · outreach
ballot
Voting document
- electorateEligible voting body
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
polling · turnout · voting · quorum · majority · minority · abstention · ratification · enactment · approval
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- governmentAuthority over a state
legislation · amendment · sovereignty · autonomy · federalism · devolution · secession · independence · ratification · constitutional
electorate
Eligible voting body
- citizenryBody of inhabitants
- participationAct of taking part
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
consensus · campaign · advocacy · grassroots · mobilization · petition · canvassing · activism · outreach · organizing
result
What follows a cause
decision · resolution · will · preference · margin · landslide · majority · minority · passage · defeat
agenda
Formal discussion list
phenomena · memoranda · curricula · symposia · strata · corrigenda · addenda · errata · millennia · bacteria
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- pluralsmen, women, feet, mice, geese
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- Swiss politicsdirect democracy, cantons, initiatives, popular vote, confederation
- Irish PoliticsSinn Fein, TD, Independents, Green Party, Labour Party
referendalegislative acts
Formal laws from lawmakers
executive orders · representative democracy · royal edict · judicial rulings · royal decrees
referendageneral elections
Nationwide selection of officials
primary elections · presidential elections · parliamentary elections · mayoral elections
referendadivine right
God-granted ruling authority
hereditary succession · military junta · oligarchy · autocracy · tyranny
- points of referenceStandards for comparison or orientation
- reference guideInformational consultation resource
- reference worksPublications for looking things up
- reference listsCataloged source citations
- frame of referenceContext for judgment
- reference pointStandard for comparison
reference, references, referendum, referencing, referenced, referendums