referendum

国民投票、住民投票

法律案や変更案を認めるかどうか、国民や住民が直接投票で決めること。

やさしい英語で： A vote in which the public directly decides whether to accept a proposed law or change.

• The country held a referendum.
• Voters rejected the proposal in the referendum.
• Will there be a referendum on the new constitution?

使い方： a referendum on something (They called a referendum on the proposed reform.)

類義語： public vote

よく使う表現： hold a referendum, referendum on something, national referendum

審判、評価

別の人や考え、状況への評価を表すと受け取られる行動や選択。

やさしい英語で： An action or choice treated as a judgment about another person, idea, or situation.

• He saw my decision as a referendum on his leadership.
• The match became a referendum on the coach’s methods.
• Her choice felt like a referendum on our friendship.

使い方： a referendum on something (The election became a referendum on the mayor’s record.)

類義語： judgment, verdict

よく使う表現： referendum on something, personal referendum