referendum
C6603
concept
A referendum is a direct vote by the electorate on a specific proposal or issue, allowing citizens to accept or reject laws, policies, or constitutional changes.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| referendum canonical | 45 |
| constitutional referendum | 8 |
| independence referendum | 6 |
| national referendum | 6 |
| referendum campaign | 5 |
| ballot measure | 4 |
| non-binding referendum | 2 |
| European Union–related referendum | 1 |
| United States state-level referendum | 1 |
| devolution referendum | 1 |
| electoral reform referendum | 1 |
| local government reform referendum | 1 |
| political referendum | 1 |
| popular initiative vote | 1 |
| regional ballot measure | 1 |
| sovereignty referendum | 1 |
| statehood referendum | 1 |
| voter initiative | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: referendum
Generated description
A referendum is a direct vote by the electorate on a specific proposal or issue, allowing citizens to accept or reject laws, policies, or constitutional changes.
Instances (60)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| 1992 New Zealand electoral reform referendum | — |
| Remain campaign in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum | referendum campaign |
| Act of Free Choice | — |
| Scottish devolution referendum, 1979 | — |
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Referendum in Kenya
surface form:
2010 Kenyan constitutional referendum
|
national referendum |
| Eritrean independence referendum of 1993 | independence referendum |
| 9N consultation | non-binding referendum |
| Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation referendum, 2005 | — |
| Norwegian referendum on monarchy | — |
| 1967 Gibraltar sovereignty referendum | — |