German

Noun

Initiative f ‎(genitive Initiative, plural Initiativen)

1. initiative

Synonyms

• Anstoß

Derived terms

• Eigeninitiative, Bürgerinitiative

English

Adjective

initiative ‎(not comparable)

1. Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
2. In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
   • John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 9780230604452, page 122 :

     The second row shows that initiative states fill more constitutional offices by election than noninitiative states, and the difference is statistically significant after controlling for region and population.

Antonyms

• noninitiative

Translations

Noun

initiative ‎(plural initiatives)

1. A beginning; a first move.
2. A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
3. The ability to act first or on one's own.
4. An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

Synonyms

• (issue to be voted on): direct initiative

Derived terms

• direct initiative

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *initiativus ‎(“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare ‎(“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium ‎(“beginning”), from ineo ‎(“enter, begin”).

Noun

initiative f ‎(plural initiatives)

1. initiative
   • Prendre l'initiative.