ad referendum
Britishadverb
Etymology
Origin of ad referendum
Latin
Example Sentences
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All at once Haerlem is ranged on the side of Amsterdam, and Alcmaer has taken the matter ad referendum; which has much displeased a grand personage present.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared
In other words, I have only voted "ad referendum," and I ask that my statement be entered in the protocol.
The statement that Paraguay is a party to the Mexico City convention of 1902 seems a misapprehension arising from the fact that her representative signed ad referendum.
From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers
Those of Amsterdam remain here, because they have no need of an ad referendum.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared
The other cities have taken the proposition ad referendum; and the final resolution on it will be taken by the next Assembly.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared
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