INITIATIVE
inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
(adjective) serving to set in motion; “the magazine’s inaugural issue”; “the initiative phase in the negotiations”; “an initiatory step toward a treaty”; “his first (or maiden) speech in Congress”; “the liner’s maiden voyage”
enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead
(noun) readiness to embark on bold new ventures
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
initiative (not comparable)
Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
Antonyms
• noninitiative
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
Source: Wiktionary
In*i"ti*a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. initiatif.]
Definition: Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory;
preliminary.
In*i"ti*a*tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. initiative.]
1. An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or
begins.
The undeveloped initiatives of good things to come. I. Taylor.
2. The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of action,
as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect to revenue bills is
in the House of Representatives.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition