citizens' initiative

means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote
Thing civic_right Q660064
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citizens' initiative

Summary

citizens' initiative is a civic right[1]. It draws 216 Wikipedia views per month (civic_right category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • citizens' initiative's instance of is recorded as civic right[3].
  • citizens' initiative's instance of is recorded as right to petition[4].
  • citizens' initiative is a type of direct democracy[5].
  • citizens' initiative is a type of referendum[6].
  • citizens' initiative is a type of political initiative[7].
  • citizens' initiative is a type of legal act[8].
  • citizens' initiative's Commons category is recorded as Citizens' initiative[9].
  • citizens' initiative's said to be the same as is recorded as Q25504057[10].
  • citizens' initiative's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12367131[11].
  • citizens' initiative's organizer is recorded as citizen[12].
  • citizens' initiative's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Initiatives[13].
  • citizens' initiative's main Wikidata property is recorded as P9732[14].
  • citizens' initiative's different from is recorded as political initiative[15].
  • citizens' initiative's different from is recorded as Initiative[16].
  • citizens' initiative's different from is recorded as community action group[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include civic right[3] and right to petition[4]. Recorded subclass of include direct democracy[5], referendum[6], political initiative[7], and legal act[8].

Why It Matters

citizens' initiative draws 216 Wikipedia views per month (civic_right category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). citizens' initiative. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/citizens-initiative
MLA “citizens' initiative.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/citizens-initiative.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_citizens-initiative_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{citizens' initiative}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/citizens-initiative}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Yupik · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property P9732
    Topic's main category Category:Initiatives
    Aliases
    Subclass of direct democracy, referendum, political initiative +1
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14269]]: aalmuglasanumeh"
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