Initiative vs. Program — What's the Difference?

In political science, an initiative (also known as a popular initiative or citizens' initiative) is a means by which a petition signed by a certain number of registered voters can force a government to choose either to enact a law or hold a public vote in the legislature in what is called indirect initiative, or under direct initiative, where the proposition is put to a plebiscite or referendum, in what is called a Popular initiated Referendum or citizen-initiated referendum. In an indirect initiative, a measure is first referred to the legislature, and then put to a popular vote only if not enacted by the legislature.

A listing of the order of events and other pertinent information for a public presentation.

The power or ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task; enterprise and determination.

The presentation itself

A beginning or introductory step; an opening move

A scheduled radio or television show.

The power or right to introduce a new legislative measure.

An ordered list of events to take place or procedures to be followed; a schedule

The right and procedure by which citizens can propose a law by petition and ensure its submission to the electorate.

A system of services, opportunities, or projects, usually designed to meet a social need

Of or relating to initiation.

A course of academic study; a curriculum.

Used to initiate; initiatory.

A plan or system of academic and related or ancillary activities

Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.

A plan or system of nonacademic extracurricular activities

In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.

A set of coded instructions that enables a machine, especially a computer, to perform a desired sequence of operations.

A beginning; a first move.

An instruction sequence in programmed instruction.

A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.

All or part of the genetic code of a cell or organism.

The ability to act first or on one's own.

A characteristic sequence of developmental or behavioral events in a cell or organism, often considered to result from the expression of genes.

(politics) An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

A stimulus or training sequence that causes an organism to exhibit a behavior, as by conditioning.

Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.

To include or schedule in a program

An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins.

To design a program for; schedule the activities of.

The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of action, as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect to revenue bills is in the House of Representatives.

To provide (a machine) with a set of coded working instructions.

The right or procedure by which legislation may be introduced or enacted directly by the people, as in the Swiss Confederation and in many of the States of the United States; - chiefly used with the. The procedure of the initiative is essentially as follows: Upon the filing of a petition signed by a required number or percentage of qualified voters the desired measure must be submitted to a popular vote, and upon receiving the required majority (commonly a majority of those voting on the measure submitted) it becomes a law. In some States of the United States the initiative is only local; in others it is state-wide and includes the making of constitutional amendments.

To stimulate or train to perform automatically in a specified way

A character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to initiate action; an enterprising spirit; a go-getting attitude; energy; drive; get-up-and-go.

To prepare an instructional sequence for (material to be taught) in programmed instruction.

In interactive activities, such as conversation or games, the right or opportunity to set the course of action; as, to have the initiative.

To provide (a cell or organism, for example) with a genetic program

Readiness to embark on bold new ventures

To cause (an effect or action) by means of a genetic program; determine genetically

The first of a series of actions;

A set of structured activities.

Serving to set in motion;

A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.

(politics) A set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate

(broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

(computing) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.

A particular mindset or method of doing things.

(transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.

(transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.

(transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.

(broadcasting) To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.

(transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

Same as Programme.

A system of projects or services intended to meet a public need;

A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished;

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute;

An integrated course of academic studies;

A radio or television show;

A performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation;

A document stating the aims and principles of a political party;

An announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event;

Arrange a program of or for;

Write a computer program