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Subjectivity vs Initiative - What's the difference?

subjectivity | initiative |

As nouns the difference between subjectivity and initiative

is that subjectivity is (singulare tantum) the state of being subjective while initiative is .

subjectivity

English

Noun

(subjectivities)
  • (singulare tantum) The state of being subjective.
  • A subjective thought or idea.

    • Synonyms

    * subjectiveness (much less common)

    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

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