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ad referendum

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adverb

  1. subject to agreement by others and finalization of details

    an ad referendum contract

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Etymology

Origin of ad referendum

Latin

Example Sentences

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To this he hearkened very readily, and offered to take the matter ad referendum, having authority to do no more.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings by Swift, Jonathan

He asked the Queen whether the Duke of Cambridge might be offered that post, which she took ad referendum.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

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

My journey has gained the time which would have been lost, if they had, on re-assembling here taken the thing ad referendum.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared

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