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Definisjon av initiative

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
initiative - 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"
inaugural, initiatory, first, maiden
opening first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

Noun
initiative - the first of a series of actions
first step, opening move, opening
commencement, beginning, start an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
curtain raiser any preliminary activity
first base the initial stage in accomplishing something; "we didn't get to first base with that approach"
initiative - readiness to embark on bold new ventures
enterprise, enterprisingness, go-ahead
drive the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
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Substantiv
initiative - A beginning; a first move.
initiative - A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
initiative - The ability to act first or on one's own.
initiative - An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

Adjektiv
initiative - Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
initiative - In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.

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  • The initiative (also known as popular or citizen's initiative) provides a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote on a proposed statute, constitutional amendment, charter amendment or ordinance, or, in its minimal form, to simply oblige the executive or legislative bodies to consider the subject by submitting it to the order of the day. It is a form of direct democracy. The initiative may take the form of either the direct initiative or indirect initiative.

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