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operative - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
operative
Definition
(noun) a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
Synonyms
:
intelligence agent
,
intelligence officer
,
secret agent
Definition
(noun) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Synonyms
:
pi
,
private detective
,
private eye
,
private investigator
,
shamus
,
sherlock
Definition
(adj) being in force or having or exerting force
Example Sentence
operative regulations
the major tendencies operative in the American political system
Definition
(adj) relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
Synonyms
:
surgical
Example Sentence
a surgical appendix
a surgical procedure
operative dentistry
Definition
(adj) effective; producing a desired effect
Example Sentence
the operative word
Definition
(adj) (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
Synonyms
:
functional
,
running
,
working
Example Sentence
in running (or working) order
a functional set of brakes
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