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Definition of operative (English)

adjective

  1. being in force or having or exerting force
    • operative regulations
    • the major tendencies operative in the American political system
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
    • a surgical appendix
    • a surgical procedure
    • operative dentistry
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
    sumber: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. effective; producing a desired effect
    • the operative word
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
    • in running (or working) order
    • a functional set of brakes
    sumber: wordnet30

noun

  1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
    sumber: wordnet30
  3. A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.
    sumber: webster1913