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initiative
[ ih-nish-uh-tiv, ih-nish-ee-uh- ]
noun
- an introductory act or step; leading action:
to take the initiative in making friends.
- readiness and ability in initiating action; enterprise:
to lack initiative.
Synonyms: , ,
- one's personal, responsible decision:
to act on one's own initiative.
- Government.
- a procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose a statute, constitutional amendment, or ordinance, and compel a popular vote on its adoption. Compare referendum ( def 1 ).
- the general right or ability to present a new bill or measure, as in a legislature.
adjective
- of or relating to formal admission or acceptance into a club or other group; signifying an initiation:
The secret society's initiative events are best left undescribed.
- serving to set in motion or initiate; introductory; beginning:
Initiative steps were taken to stop manufacture of the drug.
initiative
/ -ˈnɪʃətɪv; ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv /
noun
- the first step or action of a matter; commencing move
he took the initiative
a peace initiative
- the right or power to begin or initiate something
he has the initiative
- the ability or attitude required to begin or initiate something
- government
- the right or power to introduce legislation, etc, in a legislative body
- the procedure by which citizens originate legislation, as in many American states and Switzerland
- on one's own initiativewithout being prompted
adjective
- of or concerning initiation or serving to initiate; initiatory
Derived Forms
- ¾±²Ôˈ¾±³Ù¾±²¹³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ô·¾±î€ƒt¾±Â·²¹Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-¾±²Ô·¾±î€ƒt¾±Â·²¹Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð noun
- ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·¾±²Ô·¾±î€ƒt¾±Â·²¹Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð noun
- ³Ü²Ôi²Ô·¾±î€ƒt¾±Â·²¹Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of initiative1
Idioms and Phrases
see on one's own account (initiative) ; take the initiative .Example Sentences
"That shows with the right support, with initiatives and with people that are trying to make a difference in these communities, you can save lives," he says.
Swansea City AFC Foundation, which runs sessions with young people in Wales under the scheme, said it had "noticed that some young people express concerns about safety and have mentioned initiatives like purchasing stab vests".
The proceeds fund affordable housing and homelessness prevention initiatives; roughly two years in, the transfer tax has raised more than $632 million.
Andrew had a "communication channel" with the Chinese president, the document reveals, which Mr Hampshire said was largely used to promote his Pitch@Palace start-up business initiative in China.
Online, their feminist message and financial education content have resonated with over half a million Instagram followers, even as many American corporations dismantle many DEI initiatives and social media messaging.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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