Initiative vs. Project
Difference Between Initiative and Project
Initiativeadjective
Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
Projectnoun
A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
Initiativeadjective
In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
Projectnoun
An urban low-income housing building.
Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.Initiativenoun
A beginning; a first move.
Projectnoun
(dated) An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
a man given to projectsInitiativenoun
A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
Projectnoun
(obsolete) A projectile.
Initiativenoun
The ability to act first or on one's own.
Projectnoun
(obsolete) A projection.
Initiativenoun
An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
Projectnoun
(obsolete) The place from which a thing projects.
Initiativenoun
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
Projectverb
(intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.
Initiativenoun
the first of a series of actions;
he memorized all the important chess openingsProjectverb
(transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
Initiativeadjective
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 voyageProjectverb
(transitive) To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
Projectverb
(transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.
The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.Projectverb
To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.
Projectverb
To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.
Projectverb
(cartography) To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.
Projectnoun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;
he prepared for great undertakingsProjectnoun
a planned undertaking
Projectverb
communicate vividly;
He projected his feelingsProjectverb
extend out or project in space;
His sharp nose jutted outA single rock sticks out from the cliffProjectverb
transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
Projectverb
project on a screen;
The images are projected onto the screenProjectverb
cause to be heard;
His voice projects wellProjectverb
draw a projection of
Projectverb
make or work out a plan for; devise;
They contrived to murder their bossdesign a new sales strategyplan an attackProjectverb
present for consideration
Projectverb
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;
I can't see him on horseback!I can see what will happenI can see a risk in this strategyProjectverb
put or send forth;
She threw the flashlight beam into the cornerThe setting sun threw long shadowscast a spellcast a warm lightProjectverb
throw, send, or cast forward;
project a missileProjectverb
regard as objective
