Initiative vs. Proactive
Difference Between Initiative and Proactive
Initiativeadjective
Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
Proactiveadjective
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.Initiativeadjective
In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
Proactiveadjective
descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently;
proactive inhibitionproactive interferenceInitiativenoun
A beginning; a first move.
Proactiveadjective
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
Initiativenoun
A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
Initiativenoun
The ability to act first or on one's own.
Initiativenoun
An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
Initiativenoun
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
Initiativenoun
the first of a series of actions;
he memorized all the important chess openingsInitiativeadjective
serving to set in motion;
the magazine's inaugural issuethe initiative phase in the negotiationsan initiatory step toward a treatyhis first (or maiden) speech in Congressthe liner's maiden voyage
