A remark intended to open a conversation.
Any ploy or stratagem.
An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.
A beginning; a first move.
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.
The ability to act first or on one's own.
Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.