Associations to the word «Initiative»

Wiktionary

INITIATIVE, adjective. Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
INITIATIVE, adjective. In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
INITIATIVE, noun. A beginning; a first move.
INITIATIVE, noun. A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
INITIATIVE, noun. The ability to act first or on one's own.
INITIATIVE, noun. An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

Dictionary definition

INITIATIVE, noun. Readiness to embark on bold new ventures.
INITIATIVE, noun. The first of a series of actions.
INITIATIVE, 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats