"referendum" in Chinese (Traditional)
公投公民投票
Definition
公投是一種大眾投票,國家或社區的人民直接決定某一特定議題或法律。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“公投”是正式用語,多見於政治語境,指人民直接對重大議題投票,而非選舉個人。常用語有“舉行公投”、“發起公投”、“參與公投”。
Examples
The country will hold a referendum next month.
這個國家下個月將舉行一次**公投**。
Citizens voted in the referendum about the new law.
公民們在有關新法律的**公投**中投票了。
The government announced a referendum on education reform.
政府宣佈將舉行關於教育改革的**公投**。
After months of debate, people finally got to vote in the referendum.
經過數月討論,人們終於參加了**公投**。
Do you remember the last time we had a national referendum?
你還記得上一次全國**公投**是什麼時候嗎?
Many people disagreed with the referendum results, but the decision was final.
許多人對**公投**結果表示不滿,但決定已經作出。