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Initiative vs Dependency - What's the difference?

initiative | dependency |

As nouns the difference between initiative and dependency

is that initiative is a beginning; a first move while dependency is a state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.

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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    dependency

    English

    Noun

    (dependencies)
  • A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
    • Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.
  • Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
    • In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.
  • A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
  • A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
  • (computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
    • This library has a lot of dependencies . We have to compile all of those other libraries first.

    Related terms

    * dependee, depender