Interrogation vs Initiative - What's the difference?
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The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
A question put; an inquiry.
A point, mark, or sign, thus , indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point.
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.
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]:
As nouns the difference between interrogation and initiative
is that interrogation is the act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry while initiative is .interrogation
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(wikipedia interrogation)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* Preposition under is generally used for the person or matter that is being investigated; Johnny is under interrogation about the last night's events.initiative
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Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (issue to be voted on) direct initiativeDerived terms
* direct initiativeAdjective
(-)- 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.