"initiative" meaning in All languages combined

See initiative on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-initiative.ogg [US] Forms: initiative [singular], initiatives [plural]
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  1. If you have or take the initiative, you are in control and can decide what to do next.
    Sense id: simple-initiative-en-noun-HT36jPvA
  2. If you have initiative, you do things without needing to be told to do them.
    Sense id: simple-initiative-en-noun-GoY~hSuh
  3. An initiative is an effort to start doing something to solve a problem.
    Sense id: simple-initiative-en-noun-kBTo1CIS
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