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operative
noun(op-er-a-tive)
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
Synonyms: intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent,
operative
adjective(op-er-a-tive)
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
Synonyms: surgical,
Examples:
Operative dentistry.
operative
noun(op-er-a-tive)
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Synonyms: pi, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock,
operative
adjective(op-er-a-tive)
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
Synonyms: functional, running, working,
operative
adjective(op-er-a-tive)
being in force or having or exerting force
Antonyms: inoperative,
Examples:
Operative regulations.
The major tendencies operative in the American political system.
operative
adjective(op-er-a-tive)
effective; producing a desired effect
Examples:
The operative word.

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