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initiative

The correct spelling is initiative.

How to pronounce initiative

/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
noun

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

adjective

  1. 1.Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
  2. 2.In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.

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