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A popular initiative (also citizens' initiative) is a form of direct democracy by which a petition meeting certain hurdles can force a legal procedure on a proposition. In direct initiative , the proposition is put directly to a plebiscite or referendum , also called a popular initiated referendum or citizen-initiated referendum .
Adjectives ending -ish can be used as collective demonyms (e.g. the English, the Cornish). So can those ending in -ch / -tch (e.g. the French, the Dutch) provided they are pronounced with a 'ch' sound (e.g., the adjective Czech does not qualify). Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name.
Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms also refer to various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. Additionally, sometimes the use of one or more additional words is optional.
Initiatives and referendums—collectively known as "ballot measures", "propositions", or simply "questions"—differ from most legislation passed by representative democracies; ordinarily, an elected legislative body develops and passes laws. Initiatives and referendums, by contrast, allow citizens to vote directly on legislation.
List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names. List of adjectivals and demonyms for astronomical bodies; List of adjectivals and demonyms for continental regions. List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions; List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations. List of adjectivals and demonyms for Australia
Popular initiative is a political process by which a referendum can be triggered by a petition of voters. Initiative or The Initiative may also refer to: Fiction
Adjectival may refer to: Anything related to or serving as an adjective; Adjectival noun (Japanese) Adjectival demonym, an adjective used to indicate a location (e.g. Irish, Italian) List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names; List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions
1867 Canadian federal election (adjectival form) 1946 Faroese independence referendum (adjectival form, referendum) For an article covering multiple elections to bodies or positions of the same type, use the format "[date] [country name or adjectival form] [type] elections". For example: 2021 United Kingdom local elections