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Definition of Initiative

Initiative Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary. An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins. The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of action, as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect to revenue bills is in the House of Representatives. The right or procedure by which legislation may be introduced or enacted directly by the people, as in the Swiss Confederation and in many of the States of the United States; -- chiefly used with the. The procedure of the initiative is essentially as follows: Upon the filing of a petition signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters the desired measure must be submitted to a popular vote, and upon receiving the required majority (commonly a majority of those voting on the measure submitted) it becomes a law. In some States of the United States the initiative is only local; in others it is state-wide and includes the making of constitutional amendments. Related Definitions: Act, Action, An, And, As, Be, By, Chiefly, Commonly, Confederation, Constitutional, Course, Desired, Directly, Enacted, Filing, House, In, Inceptive, Initiate, Initiative, Initiatory, Introduce, Introduced, Introductory, Is, It, Law, Legislation, Local, Majority, Making, Many, May, Measure, Movement, Must, New, Number, Of, On, Only, Or, People, Percentage, Petition, Popular, Power, Preliminary, Procedure, Qualified, Receiving, Required, Respect, Revenue, Right, Serving, Signed, Some, Step, Submitted, Swiss, The, Those, To, United, Upon, Used, Vote, Voting, Which, With

Initiative Quotations We promote domestic savings by also things like the personal accounts associated with the president's Social Security initiative, which over time would generate more savings. John W. Snow Initiative is doing the right thing without being told. Victor Hugo Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment. Gale Norton You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. Abraham Lincoln Government cannot and must not replace private initiative. Kim Campbell

Initiative Translations initiative in French is initiative initiative in German is Unternehmungsgeist, Initiative initiative in Latin is orsus initiative in Spanish is iniciativa

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