initiative


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
initiative/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
noun
  • 1 the ability to initiate or begin something.

    ■ the power or opportunity to act before others do: we have lost the initiative.

  • 2 a fresh strategy intended to resolve or improve something.
– phrases
on one's own initiative without being prompted by others.
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