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English to English adjective
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being in force or having or exerting force |  | Example: operative regulations
the major tendencies operative in the American political system
source: wordnet30
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relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine | | Example: a surgical appendix
a surgical procedure
operative dentistry
source: wordnet30
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Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive. | | source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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effective; producing a desired effect | | Example: the operative word
source: wordnet30
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(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | | Example: in running (or working) order
a functional set of brakes
source: wordnet30
noun
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a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | | source: wordnet30
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someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information | | source: wordnet30
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A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory. | | source: webster1913
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