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   operative

   /ˈɒp(ə)rətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. functioning or having effect: "the transmitter is operative" Similar in forcein operationeffectivein effectvalidfunctioningworkingrunningup and runningin operationin usein actiongoingoperationalworkableserviceablefunctionalusablein working order/conditionviableOpposite invalidout of order
   • ▪ (of a word) having the most significance in a phrase or sentence: "I was madly—the operative word—in love" Similar keysignificantrelevantapplicablepertinentappositegermaneaproposcrucialcriticalmainchiefmajorcentralpivotalfundamentalvitalimportantessentialOpposite irrelevant
   • 2. relating to surgery: "wounds needing operative treatment"

   noun

   • 1. a worker, especially one in a manufacturing industry: "the operatives clean the machines at the end of every shift" Similar machinist(machine) operatormechanicengineerdriverworkerworkman(factory) handartisancraftsmancraftswomanblue-collar workermachine minder
   • 2. a secret agent or private detective: North American "a CIA operative" Similar agentsecret agentundercover agentspymoleplantdouble agentcounterspyinformal:spookarchaic:intelligencerarchaic, informal:beagledetectiveprivate detectiveinvestigatorprivate investigatorsleuthshadowenquiry agentinformal:private eyetailinformal, dated:gumshoebogeydick

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari (see operate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. operatively adverb
   • 2. operativeness noun

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   What does operative mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of OPERATIVE is producing an appropriate effect : efficacious. How to use operative in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if a system is operative?

   • A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect. The commercial telephone service was no longer operative. An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands. In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen.

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   How do you describe a word as the operative word?

   • If you describe a word as the operative word, you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation. As long as the operative word is 'greed', you can't count on people keeping the costs down. If you spot him on the slopes, try and ski a few turns with him - try being the operative word.

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   What is the operative word in a sentence?

   • effective or efficacious. engaged in, concerned with, or pertaining to work or productive activity. The operative word in that sentence is “sometimes.” Medicine/Medical. concerned with, involving, or pertaining to surgical operations.

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   What does operative mean in espionage?

   • An operative is a person who is employed in or is skilled in a certain branch of work. Operative is generally used to mean a worker, but in some industries, an operative is specifically a representative or a manager. In the fields of espionage and tactics, an operative is almost always a spy or agent working secretly for an organization.

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   What does two major tendencies are operative mean?

   • 1. Being in effect; having force; operating: "Two major tendencies are operative in the American political system" (Heinz Eulau). 2. Functioning effectively; efficient. 3. Engaged in or concerned with physical or mechanical activity. 4. Of, relating to, or resulting from a surgical operation. 5.

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     OPERATIVE meaning: 1. a worker, especially one who is...

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   Something that is operative is binding or in effect, such as operative laws or an operative organization that establishes rules. In medicine, operative describes something related to a surgical operation.

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   adjective. effective; producing a desired effect. “the operative word” synonyms: important, significant. important in effect or meaning. adjective. being in force or having or exerting force. “ operative regulations” “the major tendencies operative in the American political system” synonyms: operant. having influence or producing an effect.

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   An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands. In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen. American English : operative / ˈɒpərətɪv, -əreɪtɪv /

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   operative. (ˈɒpərətɪv) adj. 1. in force, effect, or operation. 2. exerting force or influence. 3. producing a desired effect; significant: the operative word. 4. (Surgery) of or relating to a surgical procedure. n.

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