apathy vs initiative

apathy

noun
  • Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). 

initiative

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

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

  • A beginning; a first move. 

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

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

  • In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot. 

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