on his own initiative

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• initiative — noun 1 new plan ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh, new ▪ fresh initiatives to find a peaceful end to the conflict ▪ innovative, pioneering ▪ pioneering initiatives in bioengineering …   Collocations dictionary

• initiative — noun 1 YOUR OWN DECISIONS (U) the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do: I wish my son would show a bit more initiative. | use your (own) initiative: Don t keep asking me for advice. Use your …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• initiative */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈnɪʃətɪv] / US noun Word forms initiative : singular initiative plural initiatives 1) [uncountable] the ability to decide in an independent way what to do and when to do it Mr Hills showed initiative and bravery when dealing with a dangerous …   English dictionary

• initiative — in|i|tia|tive [ ı nıʃətıv ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to decide in an independent way what to do and when to do it: Mr. Hills showed initiative and bravery when dealing with a dangerous situation. use your initiative: Employees are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• initiative — i|ni|tia|tive W2 [ıˈnıʃətıv] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(decisions)¦ 2¦(plan)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4¦(law)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(DECISIONS)¦[U] the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do ▪ I wish my son would show more… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• initiative*/*/ — [ɪˈnɪʃətɪv] noun 1) [U] the ability to take action in an independent way Employees are encouraged to use their initiative if faced with a problem.[/ex] He developed the plan on his own initiative.[/ex] 2) [C] an important action that is intended… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Initiative (chess) — Initiative in a chess position belongs to the player who can make threats that cannot be ignored. He thus puts his opponent in the position of having to use his turns responding to threats rather than making his own.… …   Wikipedia

• own — [ōn] adj. [ME owen < OE agen, pp. of agan, to possess: see OWE] 1. belonging, relating, or peculiar to oneself or itself: used to strengthen a preceding possessive [his own book, her own idea] 2. Now Rare related by blood rather than by… …   English World dictionary

• initiative — [[t]ɪnɪ̱ʃətɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ initiatives 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N to inf An initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem. Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate... There s talk of a… …   English dictionary

• own — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another s (saw it with my own eyes). b individual, peculiar, particular (a charm all of its own). 2 used to emphasize identity rather than possession (cooks his own… …   Useful english dictionary

• Private finance initiative — Part of the Politics series on Neoliberalism …   Wikipedia