Initiatory in a sentence as an adjective

We would have to backtrack first to talking about retaliatory vs. initiatory force.

Governments are based on initiatory force - extortion, to be accurate.

I'm a member of several initiatory groups that practice secrecy.

Libertarians don't expect other to abide by it. Enforcing non-initiatory use of force and fraud is one of the legitimate purposes of the government.

I think the government should use retaliatory force, never initiatory force.

Retaliatory phyiscal force is no longer coercion precisely because it is not initiatory.

>> I think the government should use retaliatory force, never initiatory forceTherein lies the problem.

When was the last time you Googled the secret initiatory practices of the Order of the Blahblahblah?But more importantly: people do not engage in long term coordinated complex action without motive, and just "eeeevil!!

Assume the US made reasonable attempts to minimize civilian casualties.\n> Was the US's force against those civilians retaliatory, or initiatory?

Suddenly every use of force that the speaker feels is justified is 'retaliatory' and every use of force they feel is unjustified is 'initiatory'.The only coherence principles like this have are what people already commonly agree on.

Initiatory definitions

adjective

serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"

See also: inaugural initiative first maiden