different between enquiry vs referendum

English

Alternative forms

• inquiry

Etymology

From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inqu?r?. The alternate form inquiry was subsequently respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?kwa?.?i/
• Rhymes: -a??ri

Noun

enquiry (countable and uncountable, plural enquiries)

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A question.
2. Search for truth, information or knowledge.

   An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (title of book by David Hume)

Usage notes

According to Fowler's Modern English Usage (1926), inquiry should be used in relation to a formal inquest, and enquiry to the act of questioning. Many (though not all) British writers maintain this distinction; the Oxford English Dictionary, in its entry not updated since 1900, lists inquiry and enquiry as equal alternatives, in that order. Some British dictionaries, such as Chambers 21st Century Dictionary [1], present the two spellings as interchangeable variants in the general sense, but prefer inquiry for the "formal inquest" sense. In Australian English, inquiry represents a formal inquest (such as a government investigation) while enquiry is used in the act of questioning (eg: the customer enquired about the status of his loan application). Both spellings are current in Canadian English, where enquiry is often associated with scholarly or intellectual research. (See Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage, p. 282.)

American English usually uses inquiry.

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “enquiry”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

From Latin referendum (“that which ought to be announced”), from refero (“I announce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f????nd?m/

Noun

referendum (plural referenda or referendums)

1. (politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote.
   • 1975, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Informational Bulletin

     In some cases, a referendum on the proposed bond issue must be held.

   • 2019, Nalini Mohabir, Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence in the Guardian.

     Although the Cook Islands held a referendum in 1994, when voters rejected a name change, the yearning for a decolonised identity has not disappeared.

2. An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.

   My father is taking my decision on whether to go to university as a referendum on his performance as a parent, and it's very stressful.

Translations

See also

• plebiscite

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin referendum.

Noun

referendum

1. referendum (in sense: a direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment).

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?r?f?r?ndum]

Noun

referendum n

1. referendum (direct popular vote)

Related terms

• See oferta

Further reading

• referendum in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• referendum in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Latin referendum, the neuter gerundive of referre (“to refer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?f?r?nd?m/, [??f???and??m]

Noun

referendum n (singular definite referendummet, plural indefinite referendummer or referenda)

1. referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law)

Inflection

Synonyms

• folkeafstemning

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

referendum n (plural referenda or referendums, diminutive referendumpje n)

1. referendum

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e.fe.???.d?m/, /?e.fe.???.d?m/

Noun

referendum m (plural referendums or referenda)

1. Alternative spelling of référendum

Italian

Noun

referendum m (invariable)

1. referendum

Derived terms

• referendario

Ladin

Noun

referendum m (plural referendums)

1. referendum

Latin

Participle

referendum

1. nominative neuter singular of referendus
2. accusative masculine singular of referendus
3. accusative neuter singular of referendus
4. vocative neuter singular of referendus

Maltese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin referendum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?.f??r?n.dum/

Noun

referendum m (plural referenda or referendumijiet)

1. referendum

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin referendum

Noun

referendum n (definite singular referendumet, indefinite plural referenda or referendumer, definite plural referendaene or referenduma or referendumene)

1. a referendum

Synonyms

• folkeavstemning

References

• “referendum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “referendum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin referendum

Noun

referendum n (definite singular referendumet, indefinite plural referendum, definite plural referenduma)

1. a referendum

Synonyms

• folkerøysting

References

• “referendum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Latin referre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?.f??r?n.dum/

Noun

referendum n

1. (politics) referendum

   Synonym: plebiscyt

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjectives) referendalny, referendowy

Further reading

• referendum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin referendum, French référendum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re.fe?ren.dum/

Noun

referendum n (plural referendumuri)

1. referendum

Declension

Synonyms

• plebiscit

Related terms

• referendar

References

• referendum in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /refer?ndum/
• Hyphenation: re?fe?ren?dum

Noun

referèndum m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)

1. referendum

Declension

Swedish

Noun

referendum

1. referendum (direct popular vote)

   Synonym: folkomröstning

Further reading

• referendum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)