Referendum
Referendum noun - A legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate.
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Votes and referendum are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Votes" with "Referendum", this nouns are similar.
Votes
Referendum and votes are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Referendum" instead a noun "Votes".
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When that was dismantled, conservative leader Ionannis Metaxas saw to it that George was returned to the throne in a farcical referendum (98 per cent of votes in favour of the restoration of the monarchy) in 1935, which enabled Metaxas to be established as Greece's dictator in 1936.
Source: Rightful King Returns -
In 2006, Montenegro held a referendum supported by the West and narrowly voted to leave (passing the required 55% margin by just 2,300 votes), rendering Serbia an independent nation again after nearly 90 years.
Source: Useful Notes / Serbia
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Votes and Referendum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/referendum/votes
Referendum & Votes. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/referendum/votes>.
Votes or Referendum. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/referendum/votes.
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