Initiative



noun
1.
(The action of taking the first step or move, ability to see and readiness to undertake what must be done, without detailed instructions, enterprise, leadership, independence, drive, push) ដើមគំនិត, ប្រារព្វ, ដំបូង, បរិវច្ឆ័ណ (ដែលរៀបចំប្រុងប្រៀរឺបម្រុង)
Example: Win initiative, have the initiative, take the initiative, Nimol has plenty of initiative for the job.lack initiative បណ្ដើមគំនិត, ការចាប់ផ្ដើមគំនិត, take the initiative ផ្ដើមឡើង, make an initiative បណ្ដើមគំនិត (សម្រាប់ល្បងមើលជាលើកដំបូង)
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) គំនិតផ្តើម ចំណុចផ្តើម
  • to follow up an initiative
    - ចាត់វិធានការភ្លាមតាមគំនិតផ្តូចផ្តើមរបស់អ្នកណាម្នាក់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins.
2.
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.
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.
adjective
1.
Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.