initiative
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Etymology [edit]
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”).
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Noun [edit]
initiative (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 [edit]
- (issue to be voted on): direct initiative
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Translations [edit]
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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Adjective [edit]
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 9780230604452, page 122 [1]:
- 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 9780230604452, page 122 [1]:
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External links [edit]
- initiative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- initiative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- initiative at OneLook Dictionary Search
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).
Noun [edit]
initiative f (plural initiatives)
- initiative
- Prendre l'initiative.
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