die Initiative
popular initiative (Switzerland) - 100,000 signatures put a change to the vote
Origin
With 100,000 signatures a constitutional change can be put to a popular vote in Switzerland. Note the Swiss digit grouping too: 100'000.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Genitive preposition 'mangels' (for lack of)Genitivpräposition 'mangels'
Examples
Die wurde abgelehnt.
The initiative was narrowly rejected.