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(1):

(n.) An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(a.) Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Initiative'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/initiative.html. 1828.
 
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