referendario

referendum-related

adjective reh-feh-ren-DAH-ryoh Rare

Origin: Latin referendum, gerundive of referre (to bring back)

Usage Note

Referendario is used strictly as a relational adjective meaning 'of or pertaining to a referendum' — campagna referendaria (referendum campaign), voto referendario (referendum vote). It is not used predicatively to mean 'in favour of a referendum'; for that, Italians use fautore del referendum. The plural is referendari (m) / referendarie (f).

Examples

"La campagna referendaria durò tre settimane."

Natural Translation

The referendum campaign lasted three weeks.

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