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Meaning of operative
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
operative
adj 1: being in force or having or exerting force; "operative
regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the
American political system" [ant: {inoperative}]
2: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery
especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a
surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry" [syn: {surgical},
{operative}] [ant: {medical}]
3: effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
4: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in
running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
[syn: {running(a)}, {operative}, {functional}, {working(a)}]
n 1: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
[syn: {secret agent}, {intelligence officer}, {intelligence
agent}, {operative}]
2: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect
information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private eye},
{private investigator}, {operative}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]
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