initiative
See also: Initiative
English
Etymology
From French initiative, from Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪʃətɪv
Adjective
initiative (not comparable)
- Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
- In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
- John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 122 :
- The second row shows that initiative states fill more constitutional offices by election than noninitiative states, and the difference is statistically significant after controlling for region and population.
- John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 122 :
Antonyms
Translations
serving to initiate
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Noun
initiative (countable and uncountable, plural initiatives)
- A beginning; a first move.
- A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
- The ability to act first or on one's own.
- An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
Synonyms
- (issue to be voted on): direct initiative
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
a beginning; a first move
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a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem
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the ability to act first or on one's own
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issue to be voted on
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Further reading
- initiative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- initiative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- initiative at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “initiative” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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