To hold a referendum means to ask the people of a country or region to vote on a specific issue or decision in order to determine the majority opinion. Full definition
The court also found that the association had acted in accordance with its constitution by holding a referendum on public access when it received a petition to do so. (realtormag.realtor.org)
Particularly when 80 % plus of the public want the Government to fulfil that commitment and the Government is clearly lying when they give their reasons for not holding the referendum. (conservativehome.blogs.com)
Greek banks are closed all week after news broke that the country will be holding a referendum vote on whether to accept the bailout measures offered by international creditors. (michael-hudson.com)