initiator

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But he said his students often find this surprising because Republicans now are viewed as more roadblocks than initiators of environmental success.

From Seattle Times

“The consequences of this may be extremely painful, primarily for the initiators of the policy,” Mr. Putin said, according to an English-language transcript released by the Kremlin.

From New York Times

On Tuesday, a commentary in the People’s Daily called the United States “the initiator” of the war, which it called a “crisis.”

From New York Times

Quite the contrary, “it is the source and guarantor of order, the initiator and the main driving force of any change.”

From Seattle Times

“But I am not the initiator, so if you want an authoritative definition of ‘dynamic,’ I’m sorry, I really can’t explain it.”

From New York Times