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referendum

ref·er·en·dum [ rèffə réndəm ] (plural ref·er·en·dums or ref·er·en·da [ rèffə réndə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
vote by whole population on issue: a vote by the whole of an electorate on a specific question or questions put to it by a government or similar body

[Mid-19th century. < Latin, "(something) to be referred (to the Senate)," form of referre (see refer)]
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