INITIATIVE

• (noun) the first of a series of actions

  synonyms : first step , opening , opening move

• (noun) readiness to embark on bold new ventures

  synonyms : enterprise , enterprisingness , go-ahead

• (adj.) serving to set in motion

  "the magazine's inaugural issue", "the initiative phase in the negotiations", "an initiatory step toward a treaty", "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress", "the liner's maiden voyage"

  synonyms : first , inaugural , initiatory , maiden

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