INITIATIVES

Noun

initiatives

plural of initiative

Source: Wiktionary


INITIATIVE

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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DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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