| query | An i_________ is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem .An initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem . Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate. There's talk of a new peace initiative. |
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| word | initiative |
| full-definition | noun An initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem . Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate. There's talk of a new peace initiative. In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next . We have the initiative; we intend to keep it. He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative. If you have initiative, you have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do. She was disappointed by his lack of initiative. ...workers who are able to sort out problems on their own initiative. |
| inflections | initiatives |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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