popular initiative

/P AA1 P Y AH0 L ER0 IH0 N IH0 SH AH0 T IH0 V/
noun
  1. 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.

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