“Since the referendum all leaders of the European Union's mainstream parties have repeated the same refrain.”

“They proposed a referendum on abolishing the monarchy, and setting up a republic.”

“Well, the Constitution can be changed by the people by way of a referendum.”

“To an outsider it seems self-evident which way the Danes and the Swedes must vote in their referenda.”

“Elections in which an incumbent president is running typically are referenda on the job performance of the incumbent.”

“France and The Netherlands would have to re-run their referenda before some countries will risk putting the question to the people.”

“Meanwhile, as referendums and Quebec's constitutional debates continued, English Canadians became frustrated and resentful.”

“Ilchev said referendums were inappropriate to the country's political environment, characterised as it is by rivalries and factionalism.”

“It assumes that once in power it would be possible to win referendums on the main planks of its programme.”