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initiative
noun
-
initiative
the
ability
and
willingness
to
decide
and
act
on
your
own
before
anyone
tells
you
to
•
When
the
campfire
went
out
,
Maya
showed
real
initiative
by
quickly
gathering
more
wood
.
When
the
campfire
went
out
,
Maya
showed
real
initiative
by
quickly
gathering
more
wood
.
•
Employers
like
workers
who
take
initiative
instead
of
waiting
for
instructions
.
Employers
like
workers
who
take
initiative
instead
of
waiting
for
instructions
.
From
French
initiative
,
from
Latin
initiātīvus
(“
beginning
”);
related
to
initiate
.
noun
a
new
plan
or
project
that
is
started
to
solve
a
problem
or
reach
a
goal
•
The
city
launched
an
environmental
initiative
to
plant
ten
thousand
trees
.
The
city
launched
an
environmental
initiative
to
plant
ten
thousand
trees
.
•
Our
school
’
s
reading
initiative
helped
younger
students
improve
quickly
.
Our
school
’
s
reading
initiative
helped
younger
students
improve
quickly
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
extended
in
the
19th
century
to
refer
to
organized
projects
.
noun
the
legal
right
of
citizens
to
propose
a
law
and
have
it
voted
on
directly
•
Voters
approved
the
tax
reform
initiative
during
the
election
.
Voters
approved
the
tax
reform
initiative
during
the
election
.
•
A
group
of
citizens
filed
an
initiative
to
raise
the
minimum
wage
.
A
group
of
citizens
filed
an
initiative
to
raise
the
minimum
wage
.
Adopted
in
the
late
19th
century
from
the
earlier
general
sense
,
referring
specifically
to
democratic
procedures
in
U
.
S
.
states
and
Swiss
cantons
.
