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Meanings of citizens' initiative in English
Russian
гражданская инициатива Portuguese
iniciativa popular Catalan
iniciativa legislativa popular Spanish
iniciativa legislativa popular Means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote.
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Examples for "initiative"
Examples for "initiative"
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However, there was no evidence that any specific government initiative was imminent.
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The main aim of this initiative is to improve health through awareness.
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The new initiative allows third-party sites access to personal information from Facebook.
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A new kaupapa Māori domestic violence initiative has opened in South Auckland.
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The initiative is in response to the UN International Year of Volunteers.
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In practice, the ballot initiative creates a racially selective, two-tiered political process.
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A similar ballot initiative in Mississippi was defeated by voters last year.
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Oregon has a ballot initiative set for a vote this fall.
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State Senator William Ligon, who started ballot initiative was not immediately available for comment.
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It is the largest amount ever raised against a ballot initiative in the state.
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The measure received one of the highest approval rates ever for a popular initiative.
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It's the sixth year of Open House Dublin, the ever- popular initiative organised by the Irish Architecture Foundation.
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Young Social Innovators is a hugely popular initiative, with 180 schools and five Youthreach Centres taking part this year.
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The most popular initiative is building water wells, which costs $90, according to General Manager Chitra Vincent.
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There are popular initiatives against the plans.
Usage of citizens' initiative in English
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A new citizens' initiative to fight corruption was launched at weekend meetings in Dublin and Galway.
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Today the citizens' initiative exists in 24 states but it has not always been part of American politics.
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The bill came from an anti-abortion citizens' initiative that gathered some 450,000 signatures.
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If politicians are serious about revitalising politics in Britain, maybe the citizens' initiative is another aspect of American democracy that we should consider importing.
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The citizens' initiative, a Lisbon Treaty innovation, is aimed at making EU institutions more accessible and more democratic.
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The Citizens' Initiative, introduced under the Lisbon Treaty, means the commission can be directly lobbied if one million EU citizens sign a petition.
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Sir, -As a supporter of the Swiss-stylecitizens'initiative referendum concept, I was interested to read Barry Flanagan's letter on the matter (April 15th).
Translations for citizens' initiative
Portuguese