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initiative

/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ adjective B2
  1. In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot. (US)
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The four or five remaining hours before nine o’clock arrived, Andrea employed in riding, paying visits,—designed to induce those of whom he had spoken to appear at the banker’s in their gayest equipages,—dazzling them by promises of shares in schemes which have since turned every brain, and in which Danglars was just taking the initiative.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 966 · C1

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