initiative
51initiative — a concerted official reaction to a crisis Almost invariably belated and ineffective, as were the successive British governmental wage initiatives which were intended to suspend the law of supply and demand in the hiring and remuneration of… …
52initiative — noun 1》 the ability to initiate or begin something. ↘the power or opportunity to act before others do: we have lost the initiative. 2》 a fresh strategy intended to resolve or improve something. Phrases on one s own initiative without being… …
53initiative — noun 1) employers are looking for people with initiative Syn: self motivation, resourcefulness, inventiveness, imagination, ingenuity, originality, creativity, enterprise; drive, dynamism, ambition, motivation, spirit, energy, vision; informal… …
54initiative — /əˈnɪʃiətɪv/ (say uh nisheeuhtiv), /əˈnɪʃətɪv/ (say uh nishuhtiv), /əˈnɪʃjətɪv/ (say uh nishyuhtiv) noun 1. an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative. 2. readiness and ability in initiating action; enterprise: to lack… …
55initiative — n. cocaine. (Drugs. See also incentive.) □ Maybe I need some more of that initiative to get me going. □ That kind of initiative is pretty expensive …
56Initiative — Ini|ti|a|ti|ve [...və] die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. initiative zu initier »einweihen, einführen; vertraut machen«, dies aus gleichbed. lat. initiare, vgl. ↑initiieren>: 1. a) erster tätiger Anstoß zu einer Handlung, der Beginn einer… …
57Initiative — In|i|ti|a|ti|ve , die; , n <französisch> (erste tätige Anregung zu einer Handlung; Entschlusskraft, Unternehmungsgeist; schweizerisch auch für Begehren nach Erlass, Änderung oder Aufhebung eines Gesetzes oder Verfassungsartikels); die… …
58initiative — /ɪ nɪʃətɪv/ noun the decision to start something ♦ to take the initiative to decide to do something …
59initiative — An electoral process whereby designated percentages of the electorate may initiate legislative or constitutional changes through the filing of formal petitions to be acted on by the legislature or the total electorate. The power of the people to… …
60initiative — An electoral process whereby designated percentages of the electorate may initiate legislative or constitutional changes through the filing of formal petitions to be acted on by the legislature or the total electorate. The power of the people to… …
