Usually means: Initiate action to attack first.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. take the offensive: Merriam-Webster
  2. take the offensive: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. take the offensive: Wiktionary
  4. take the offensive: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take the offensive: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (take the offensive)

verb:  (idiomatic) To attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.

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