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initiative British & World English

the ability to assess and initiate things independently

Strategic Defense Initiative (abbreviation: SDI) British & World English

a projected US system of defence against nuclear weapons, using satellites armed with lasers to intercept and destroy intercontinental ballistic missiles. The project was renamed the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization in 1993

the initiative in initiative British & World English

(especially in Switzerland and some US states) the right of citizens outside the legislature to originate legislation