initiative

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/

Adjective

initiative (not comparable)

1. Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
2. In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
   • a. 2008, 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 :

     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.

Antonyms

• noninitiative

Translations

• Portuguese: iniciativo, iniciador

Noun

initiative

1. A beginning; a first move.
2. A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
3. The ability to act first or on one's own.
4. 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

Translations

• French: initiative
• German: Initiative
• Portuguese: iniciativa
• Russian: инициати́ва

Translations

• French: initiative
• German: Initiative
• Russian: инициати́ва
• Spanish: iniciativa

Translations

• French: initiative
• German: Initiative
• Portuguese: iniciativa
• Russian: инициати́ва

Translations

• Italian: iniziativa

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