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  • initiative — i‧ni‧tia‧tive [ɪˈnɪʆətɪv] noun 1. [uncountable] the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do: • He encourages initiative and new ideas. • You must be prepared to work on your own initiative. 2.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Initiative (disambiguation) — Initiative can mean: *In chess, initiative is the ability to make attacks that must be responded to. *In political science, a popular or citizen s initiative is a process by which a referendum can be triggered by a petition of voters. *In… …   Wikipedia

  • take the initiative — take (or seize) the initiative be the first to take action in a particular situation antihunting groups have seized the initiative in the dispute …   Useful english dictionary

  • initiative — ini·tia·tive /i ni shə tiv, shē ə tiv/ n 1: the esp. introductory series of steps taken to cause a desired result the deposing party would ordinarily be required to take the initiative in arranging a deposition Andrews v. Bradshaw, 895 P.2d 973… …   Law dictionary

  • initiative — 1793, that which begins, also power of initiating, from Fr. initiative (1560s), from L. initiatus (see INITIATION (Cf. initiation)). First attested in English in writings of William Godwin. Phrase take the initiative recorded by 1844 …   Etymology dictionary

  • take the initiative — index attack, commence, initiate, originate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • take the initiative — take the first step, begin something by oneself …   English contemporary 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 — 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 */*/*/ — 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

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