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bond referendum
noun[ C ]
USuk /ˈbɒnd ref.əˌren.dəm/ us /ˈbɑːnd ref.əˌren.dəm/pluralbond referendums or bond referendauk /ˈbɒnd ref.əˌren.də/ us /ˈbɑːnd ref.əˌren.də/
a vote in which all the people in an area are asked whether the area's government should borrow money to pay for something by creating bonds(= papers that show that you have lent money to the government and that they will pay you back with interest) for people to buy:
They voted in a bond referendum to purchase the land.
If the bond referendum is passed, it will fund the building of over twenty new schools.
A second bond referendum for parks and libraries will be held next year.
He organized enough opposition to defeat the bond referendum.
The bond referendum requires approval by a majority of voters in all fifteen counties.
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