inicijativa

1. initiative
   Sastanak je organizovan na moju inicijativu. — The meeting was organized on my initiative.
   Inicijativa za izgradnju parka potekla je od komšija. — The initiative to build the park came from the neighbours.
2. (as a quality) initiative; enterprise
   Tražimo radnika koji ima inicijativu. — We are looking for an employee who shows initiative.
3. initiative; proposal
   Građanska inicijativa je prikupila deset hiljada potpisa. — The citizens' initiative collected ten thousand signatures.
4. (in play, debate) initiative; control of play
   Naš tim je preuzeo inicijativu u drugom poluvremenu. — Our team took the initiative in the second half.
   Opozicija je preuzela inicijativu u raspravi. — The opposition seized the initiative in the debate.

Common phrases: na inicijativu + gen. (on someone's initiative), preuzeti inicijativu (take the initiative).