Referendum

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112202
- info:lc/authorities/sh85112202
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85112202#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Ballot measures
- Initiative and referendum
- Propositions (Referendum)
- Referenda
- Referendums
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
- Recall of judicial decisions
Related Terms
- Direct democracy
- Plebiscite
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb13319148r
- http://content.glin.gov/subjectTerm/1292
Sources
- found: Yount, P.J. Measure 9 : Oregon's 1992 anti-gay initiative, 1997: leaf 1 (measure on the ballot) leaf 4 (initiatives; ballot measure)
- found: Wikipedia, Nov. 4, 2005 (a referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal; certain kinds of referendums are referred to as: ballot measures or propositions)
LC Classification
- JF491-JF497
Change Notes
- 2006-02-15: new
- 2010-03-17: revised

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