1. (n.) A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or point.

2. (n.) The right to approve or reject by popular vote a measure passed upon by a legislature.

Australian ballot Hare system aye ballot by-election canvass canvassing casting vote caucus closed primary congressional election constitutional referendum contested election counting heads cumulative voting deciding vote direct initiative direct primary division election enfranchisement facultative referendum fagot vote franchise general election graveyard vote hand vote indirect initiative initiative list system mandate mandatory primary mandatory referendum nay no nonpartisan primary nontransferable vote open primary optional primary partisan election plebiscite plebiscitum plumper plural vote poll polling preference primary preferential voting presidential election presidential preference primary presidential primary primary primary election proportional representation proxy recall record vote representation right to vote rising vote runoff runoff election runoff primary say secret ballot show of hands single vote snap vote statutory referendum straw vote suffrage transferable vote viva voce voice voice vote vote voting voting right write-in write-in vote yea yeas and nays yes