Iniciativën

Iniciativën is the definite form of the Albanian feminine noun iniciativë, meaning initiative. It denotes the act of initiating a project or action, a proposal, or the plan for a course of action. The term can refer to the first step in a process or to the project itself and is used in political, social, and business contexts.

Etymology: The word is a loanword in Albanian, derived from Latin-based languages, commonly via Italian iniziativa and English initiative. In Albanian grammar, it is a feminine noun, with the definite singular form iniciativën. The plural form appears with the standard Albanian pluralization patterns.

Usage: In political and civic discourse, iniciativë appears in phrases such as iniciativë ligjore (a legislative initiative) and iniciativë qytetare (a civic or citizen-led initiative). In business and organizational settings, it describes new programs or projects launched to achieve specific goals, for example një iniciativë për përmirësimin e një procesi (an initiative to improve a process) or një iniciativë për zhvillim të qëndrueshëm (a sustainable development initiative).

See also: initiative, legislative process, citizen initiative, public policy, project management.