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initiator

/ ɪˈɪʃɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that initiates
  2. chem a substance that starts a chain reaction
  3. chem an explosive used in detonators
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈپˌٰ, noun:feminine
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As teams build their rosters each offseason, they look for shooters such as Knecht, for defensive stoppers such as Jarred Vanderbilt, for offensive initiators or enforcers or for shot blockers.

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It added the "initiators of the escalation will be informed about further retaliatory steps".

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The ministry called on the protest organizers “to identify and eliminate from their movement” the handful of initiators, arguing that it was necessary for the country’s interest.

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“The Advisory Division advises the initiators to abandon the bill,” the council said in advice published in 2019.

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While weather events, often damaging power lines, are the most common initiators of cascading events, events stemming from volatile grid conditions are the most damaging.

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