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The correct spelling is initiative.
How to pronounce initiative
/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
nounIPA: /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
Say it like: Ini-tia-tiv-e
The correct spelling is initiative. A beginning; a first move.
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Meanings
noun
- 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.
adjective
- 1.Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
- 2.In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
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