Initiative - definition, pronunciation, transcription

If you want to meet her, you're going to have to take the initiative and introduce yourself.

The company has the opportunity to seize the initiative by getting its new products to the market before its competitors.

The governor has proposed a new initiative to improve conditions in urban schools.

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).

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.

Does she have enough initiative to get this job done?

American Business Initiative

What got me was his utter lack of initiative.

The government is launching a new initiative to bring jobs to deprived areas.

This initiative is not the answer to what ails our educational system.

It is hoped that the industry will respond positively to this new initiative.