"popular initiative" meaning in English

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        "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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        "(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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        {
          "word": "referendum"
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        "politics"
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          "word": "kansalaisaloite"
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          "word": "inicjatywa obywatelska"
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          "word": "inițiativă populară"
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        "(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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      "word": "kansalaisaloite"
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