popular initiative

English

Noun

popular initiative (plural popular initiatives)

1. (politics) A petition whereby, upon reaching a prespecified number of signatures by registered voters, the populace forces the government to either enact a law or hold a public vote on the matter.

   Hyponyms: direct initiative, indirect initiative

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kansalaisaloite (fi)
• German: Volksinitiative f
• Polish: inicjatywa obywatelska f
• Romanian: inițiativă populară f

See also

• referendum