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Initiative

noun
/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
Word Frequency: 14.6

Definitions

1.nounA beginning; a first move.
2.nounA new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
3.nounThe ability to act first or on one's own.
4.nounAn issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
5.adjectiveServing to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
6.adjectiveIn which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.

Synonyms

direct initiativeinitiatoryinauguralgo-aheadfirstenterpriseopeningenterprisingnessmaidenfirst stepopening moveinitiation

Antonyms

noninitiative
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