Synonym Discussion of harm. injure, harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar mean to affect injuriously. injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success. â¨badly injured in an accidentâ© harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss.
Initiative. In political terminology, the initiative is a process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot. The first state to adopt the initiative was South Dakota in 1898.
At its most basic, policy is âa course or principle of action, adopted or proposed by a government, party, business or individualâ (Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary). The term is used in many different ways, varying from institution to institution, organisation to organisation and sometimes within institutions and organisations as well.