initiative

/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/

noun

  1. 1

    A beginning; a first move.

  2. 2

    A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.

  3. 3

    The ability to act first or on one's own.

  4. 4

    An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

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adjective

  1. 1

    Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.

  2. 2

    In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.

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