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Initiative vs Arrangement - What's the difference?

initiative | arrangement |

As nouns the difference between initiative and arrangement

is that initiative is a beginning; a first move while arrangement is the act of arranging.

As an adjective initiative

is serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.

initiative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A beginning; a first move.
  • A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
  • The ability to act first or on one's own.
  • An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

    • Synonyms

    * (issue to be voted on) direct initiative

    Derived terms

    * direct initiative

    Related terms

    * initial * initialism * initialization * initialize * initiate * initiation

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
  • In which voter s can be brought to the ballot.
  • * John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions , , ISBN 9780230604452, page 122 [http://books.google.com/books?id=J6swcucKdNIC&pg=PA122&dq=initiative]:
    • The second row shows that initiative states fill more constitutional offices by election than noninitiative states, and the difference is statistically significant after controlling for region and population.

    Antonyms

    * noninitiative

    External links

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    arrangement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of arranging.
  • The manner of being arranged.
  • A collection of things that have been arranged.
  • A particular way in which items are organized.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Fenella Saunders
    • , title= Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most cameras mimic this arrangement .}}
  • (in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
  • An agreement.
  • (music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

    • Related terms

    * arrange