English language
Toggle Transcript
operative::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent |
| Type of | agent |
| Has types | agent-in-place, agent provocateur, bridge agent, case officer, codetalker, foot, undercover agent, noc, provocateur, spy, walk-in, windtalker |
operative::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | surgical |
| Derivation | operate, operation |
operative dentistry.
operative::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pi, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock |
| Type of | detective |
| Has types | store detective, house dick, inquiry agent, house detective, hotel detective |
operative::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | functional, running, working |
| Derivation | operate |
operative::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|
operative regulations.
the major tendencies operative in the American political system.
operative::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|
the operative word.
Examples of operative
operative
The son of a CIA operative, Bolten was almost invisible in his White House post.
From the businessweek.com
The Midlands Co-operative is independent but a member of the Co-operative group.
From the online.wsj.com
He planted orchards and became involved in the village co-operative cider press.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Whisenhunt knows belief will be the operative word for his team again this week.
From the thenewstribune.com
Her studies include dental sciences, operative dentistry and dental radiography.
From the buffalonews.com
Co-operative breeding is known to take place in birds, mammals and in some fish.
From the sciencedaily.com
All this is a recipe for very innovative, co-operative and successful campaigns.
From the forbes.com
In the following decades, the number of co-operative dairies rises dramatically.
From the en.wikipedia.org
John Kerry provided the latest example of how that axiom is no longer operative.
From the usatoday.com
- Being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
- Secret agent: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
- Private detective: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
- Surgical: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
- Effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
- Running(a): (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
- (operatively) in a manner to produce an effect
- This article is about characters in the television series Firefly.
- (Operatives) An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state for such action. ...
