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

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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

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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

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