noninitiative

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ initiative.

Adjective

noninitiative (not comparable)

1. (of a jurisdiction) In which voter initiatives cannot be brought to the ballot.
   • 2008, John G. Matsusaka, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, “Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch”, in Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 122:

     The second row shows that initiative states fill more constitutional offices by election than noninitiative states, and the difference is statistically significant after controlling for region and population.

Antonyms

• initiative