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Definitions for operative
ˈɒp ər ə tɪv, ˈɒp rə tɪv, ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪvop·er·a·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operativenoun
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlockadjective
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
operativeadjective
being in force or having or exerting force
"operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
surgical, operativeadjective
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
"a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
operativeadjective
effective; producing a desired effect
"the operative word"
running(a), operative, functional, working(a)adjective
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
"in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
GCIDE
Operativenoun
One who acts as an agent of another, especially a detective or spy.
Wiktionary
operativenoun
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
operativenoun
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
operativenoun
A participant of an operation.
operativeadjective
Effectual or important.
He's usually in a good mood the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
operativeadjective
Functional, in working order.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Operativeadjective
Having the power of acting; having forcible agency.
Etymology: from operate.
To be over curious in searching how God’s all-piercing and operative spirit distinguishing gave form to the matter of the universal, is a search like unto his, who not contented with a known ford, will presume to pass over the greatest rivers in all parts where he is ignorant of their depths. Ral.
Many of the nobility endeavoured to make themselves popular, by speaking in parliament against those things which were most grateful to his majesty; and he thought a little discountenance upon those persons would suppress that spirit within themselves, or make the poison of it less operative upon others. Edward Hyde.
In actions of religion we should be zealous, active and operative, so far as prudence will permit. Taylor.
This circumstance of the promise must give life to all the rest, and make them operative toward the producing of good life. Decay of Piety.
It holds in all operative principles, especially in morality; in which, not to proceed, is certainly to go backward. South.
The will is the conclusion of an operative syllogism. John Norris.
ChatGPT
operative
An operative is a person who performs undercover or secret work, often in a political or business setting. This may involve investigative tasks, gathering intelligence, or carrying out specific missions. Additionally, in a broader sense, "operative" can also refer to someone or something that is functioning or exerting force, having a significant effect, or being in effect or operation.
Entomology
Operative
in working order or actually working.
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evaporite
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of operative in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of operative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of operative in a Sentence
I have not seen anything that could prove that he( Levinson) was ever in Press TV Iran. In fact, we have seen evidence... he was last seen alive outside Press TV Iran, with pictures showing that he was outside Iran when he was last seen, press TV Iran's Press TV Iran. We've said clearly that we have no knowledge of his whereabouts. ... We need the United States to explain for Press TV Iran what a CIA operative was doing, if he was ever in Iranian territory, what was he doing in Iranian territory.
There is nothing more operative than sedulity and diligence. A man would wonder at the mighty things which have been done by degrees and gentle augmentations. Diligence and moderation are the best steps whereby to climb to any excellence, nay, it is rare that there is any other other way.
This indictment could be very important from a political perspective, you now have the former chairman of the Trump campaign charged with conspiring with a suspected Russian intelligence operative. That's quite astounding.
In the case of Venezuela we will be returning our ambassador immediately to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
Our intelligence community believes (he) was training in poisons at an al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan, and had been sent to the United States before September the 11th to serve as a sleeper agent ready for follow-on attacks, among the potential targets our intelligence community believes this al Qaeda operative discussed … were water reservoirs, the New York Stock Exchange and United States military academies such as this one.
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- المنطوقArabic
- operativníCzech
- operativDanish
- operativGerman
- ενεργόςGreek
- operativaEsperanto
- operatorioSpanish
- asiamies, toimija, toimiva, vaikuttavaFinnish
- opératoireFrench
- feidhmiúilIrish
- ऑपरेटिवHindi
- műkodőHungarian
- օպերատիվArmenian
- operatifIndonesian
- operativo, operatorioItalian
- פָּעִילHebrew
- ಆಪರೇಟಿವ್Kannada
- 일하는Korean
- werkzaamDutch
- operacyjnyPolish
- operatórioPortuguese
- operativRomanian
- действовать, эффективный, рабочий, работать, действенныйRussian
- avgorandeSwedish
- ఆపరేటివ్Telugu
- หัตถการThai
- operatifTurkish
- оперативнийUkrainian
- آپریٹوUrdu
- tác nghiệpVietnamese
- 操作员Chinese
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