ad referendum

adverb

Subject to agreement by others and finalization of details, especially an ad referendum contract.

“The United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s was adopted by consensus ad referendum and recommended for approval by the Assembly later this year.”

OriginLatin ad referendum ← ['la ', →
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Meanings

adverbad referendum (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSubject to agreement by others and finalization of details, especially an ad referendum contract.

    The United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s was adopted by consensus ad referendum and recommended for approval by the Assembly later this year.

Origin

  1. ['la',
  2. Latinad referendum
  3. Englishad referendum

Borrowed from Latin ad referendum (“subject to reference”).

More words from Latin, ['la

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APA

ad referendum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20referendum

MLA

“ad referendum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20referendum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ad referendum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20referendum.

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