See Also: Initiative(money)
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Strategic Defense Initiative, the(dictionary)
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)(encyclopedia)

initiative (oh)



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1 ?decisions?
2 ?plan?
3 ?control?
4 ?law?
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?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 initiative .
::Don't keep asking me for advice. Use your initiative .
::Lt. Carlos was not obeying orders. He acted on his own initiative (=he was not told what to do) .
?PLAN?
[C] an important new plan or process to achieve a particular aim or to solve a particular problem
::a government initiative to help exporters
::an education initiative
initiative for
::a new initiative for peace in the Middle East
?CONTROL?
the initiative
if you have or take the initiative, you are in a position to control a situation and decide what to do next
::Why don't you take the initiative and ask him out?
::Politicians need to seize the initiative from the terrorists.
::The government must not lose the initiative in the fight against terrorism.
?LAW?
[C] law a process by which ordinary citizens can officially suggest a change in the law by signing a petition