popular initiative

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Translations

See also[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=popular_initiative&oldid=71010857"