Referendum

Japanese: レファレンダム
Referendum
Referendum is a system in which the people directly vote to decide important matters such as amending the constitution or enacting laws. It is a form of direct democracy, and in Japan, examples include national referendums for amending the constitution and local government special laws. A referendum. A popular vote. *Heimin Shimbun - February 5, 1907 (Meiji 40) - My change in thought (Kotoku Shusui) "Direct voting (referendum) and people's initiative (initiative) "

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (referendum)⸨レフェレンダム⸩ 憲法改正や法律の制定など重大な事項を定めるに際して、直接に国民投票によって賛否を求める制度。直接民主制の一形態で、日本では、憲法改正の際の国民投票や、地方自治特別法についての住民投票がこれに当たる。国民投票。人民投票。※平民新聞‐明治四〇年(1907)二月五日・余が思想の変化〈幸徳秋水〉「直接投票(レフェレンダム)だの、人民発議権(イニシエチーヴ)だのと」

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