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op·er·a·tive

(ŏp′ər-ə-tĭv, -ə-rā′tĭv, ŏp′rə-)
adj.
1. Being in effect; having force; operating: "Two major tendencies are operative in the American political system" (Heinz Eulau).
2. Functioning effectively; efficient.
3. Engaged in or concerned with physical or mechanical activity.
4. Of, relating to, or resulting from a surgical operation.
5. Significant; most important; key: The operative word is "low-fat."
n.
1. A skilled worker, especially in industry.
2.
a. A secret agent; a spy.
b. A private investigator.
3. One who works for a political organization, often wielding influence out of public view.

op′er·a·tive·ly adv.
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operative

(ˈɒpərətɪv)
adj
1. in force, effect, or operation
2. exerting force or influence
3. producing a desired effect; significant: the operative word.
4. (Surgery) of or relating to a surgical procedure
n
5. a worker, esp one with a special skill
6. US a private detective
ˈoperatively adv
ˈoperativeness, ˌoperaˈtivity n
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op•er•a•tive

(ˈɒp ər ə tɪv, ˈɒp rə tɪv, ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv)

n.
1. a person engaged or skilled in some branch of work, esp. productive or industrial work; worker.
3. a secret agent; spy.
4. a clever manipulator; operator.
adj.
5. operating, or exerting force or influence.
6. being in effect or operation.
7. effective or efficacious.
8. significant; key.
9. concerned with, involving, or pertaining to surgical operations.
[1590–1600; < Middle French operatif]
op′er•a•tive•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:operative - a person secretly employed in espionage for a government]operative - a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
agent-in-place - an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
agent provocateur, provocateur - a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
bridge agent - an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
case officer - an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service
codetalker, windtalker - a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II
foot - a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
NOC - an undercover agent who is given no official cover
spy, undercover agent - (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
walk-in - an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum
2. [画像:operative - someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information]operative - someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
detective - an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
hotel detective, house detective - a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
inquiry agent - a private detective
store detective - a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage
Adj. 1. operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
inoperative - not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law"
2. operative - relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
3. operative - effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
4. operative - (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
functioning - performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight"
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operative

adjective
2. working, going, running, functioning Make sure that the safety equipment is operative.
3. relevant, important, key, fitting, significant, appropriate, crucial, influential, apt, applicable, indicative, pertinent, apposite, germane A small whisky may help you sleep - `small' being the operative word.
noun
1. worker, hand, employee, mechanic, labourer, workman, artisan, machinist, working man or working woman In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen.
2. (U.S. & Canad.) spy, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent, undercover agent, mole, foreign agent, fifth columnist, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang) The CIA wants to protect its operatives.
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operative

adjective
1. In effect:
3. In action or full operation:
noun
2. A person who secretly observes others to obtain information:
Informal: spook.
Idiom: secret agent.
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Translations
فَعّال، نافِذ المَفْعول
gældendevirksom
virkur, í gildi
yürürlükte

operative

[ˈɒpərətɪv]
A. ADJ
1. (gen) → operativo
the operative wordla palabra clave
2. (Jur) to be operativeestar en vigor
to become operative from the 9thentrar en vigor a partir del 9
3. (Med) → operatorio
B. N (= worker) → obrero/a m/f; (with a special skill) → operario/a m/f, obrero/a m/f especializado/a
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operative

[ˈɒpərətɪv]
adj
[measure, scheme] → opérationnel(le)
to be fully operative → être pleinement opérationnel operative word
n (in factory)ouvrier/ière m/foperative word n
the operative word → le mot qui compte
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operative

adj
(= producing an effect) measure, lawswirksam ; clausemaßgeblich, entscheidend ; (= in effect) lawrechtsgültig, geltend ; plan, system, serviceoperativ ; "if" being the operative wordwobei „wenn" das entscheidende Wort ist; to become operative (law) → in Kraft treten ; (system etc) → verbindlich eingeführt werden
(Med) treatmentoperativ ; operative reportOperationsbericht m; operative riskOperationsrisiko nt
n (of machinery)Maschinenarbeiter(in) m(f); (= detective)Detektiv(in) m(f); (= spy)Agent(in) m(f); (US Pol: = campaign worker) → Parteiarbeiter(in) m(f)
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operative

[ˈɒprətɪv]
1. adj
a. (law, measure) → in vigore, operativo/a, operante
the operative word → la parola chiave
b. (Med) → operatorio/a
2. n (in factory) → operaio/a
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operate

(ˈopəreit) verb
1. to act or work. The sewing-machine isn't operating properly. werk يَعْمَل، تَعْمَل الآلَه работя funcionar fungovat, jít arbeiten virke; fungere λειτουργώ, δουλεύω funcionar toimima, töötama کار کردن toimia marcher, fonctionner לְהַפעִיל काम करना djelovati, raditi működik bekerja ganga, vera í gangi funzionare 操作する 작동하다 veikti, dirbti strādāt; darboties berjalan werken , fungere, virke obsługiwać działać د اوپيرا په تياتر كښى كار كونكى funcionar a func­ţiona, a merge деиствовать, работать fungovať, ísť delati raditi arbeta, vara i gång, fungera ปฏิบัติ çalışmak 運轉 діяти; працювати چلنا، کام کرنا điều khiển 运转
2. to do or perform a surgical operation. The surgeon operated on her for appendicitis. opereer يُجْري عَمَلِيَّةً جِراحِيَّه оперирам operar operovat operieren operere χειρουργώ operar, intervenir opereerima عمل جراحی کردن suorittaa leikkaus opérer לְנַתֵחַ चीर-फाड़ करना operirati operál membedah skera upp operare 手術する 수술하다 daryti operaciją, operuoti operēt menjalankan pembedahan opereren operere operować جراحى عمليات operar a opera оперировать operovať operirati operisati operera ผ่าตัด ameliyat etmek/yapmak 施行手術 оперувати جراحي کرنا phẫu thuật 施行手术
ˌopeˈration noun
1. an action or process, especially when planned. a rescue operation. operasie عَمَلِيَّه операция operação operace das Unternehmen operation; -operation επιχείρηση, διαδικασία operación operatsioon کار؛ عملکرد toimenpide opération מבצע अभियान operacija művelet operasi aðgerð operazione 作業 작업 operacija operācija operasi actie operasjon, virksomhet, prosess operacja عمليات operação ope­ra­ţiune операция operácia akcija operacija operation, företag การดําเนินการ operasyon, harekât 操作,作業 операція کام، عمل sự hoạt động 操作,工作
2. the process of working. Our plan is now in operation. in werking عَمَل، تَنْفيذ العَمَل в действие operação chod, fungování der Betrieb i kraft; igang λειτουργία, εφαρμογή, ισχύς funcionamiento toime, töö اجرا toiminnassa marche, fonctionnement ביצוע संचालन u tijeku üzem(elés) pelaksanaan gangur, starfsemi funzione 実施 조작, 운전 veikimas, darbas, eksploatacija darba process; ekspluatācija sedang berjalan werking drift, virksomhet działanie سرته رسول operação funcţionare, desfăşurare деиствие; работа chod, fungovanie pogon rad verksamhet, funktion, i gång, i verket การดําเนินการ yürürlük, işleme 運轉 дія; робота جاري quá trình hoạt động 运转
3. the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease. an operation for appendicitis. operasie إجْراء عَمَلِيَّه جِراحِيَّه операция operação operace die Operation operation εγχείριση operación operatsioon عمل جراحی leikkaus opération ניתוח चीर-फाड़ operacija operáció operasi, pembedahan uppskurður operazione 手術 수술 operacija operācija pembedahan operatie operasjon operacja جراحى عمل operação operaţie операция operácia, operovanie operacija operacija operation, ingrepp การผ่าตัด ameliyat 手術 операція جراحي việc phẫu thuật 手术
4. (often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies. The general was in command of operations in the north. operasie, maneuver عَمَلِيّات حَرْبِيَّه военна операция operações operace der Einsatz operation; indsats στρατιωτική επιχείρηση operación operatsioon عملیات نظامی sotatoimi opération מִבצָעִים (सेनाओं, जहाजों आदि की) सामरिक गतिविधि operacija hadművelet operasi hernaðaraðgerð operazione 作戦 작전 operacija, kovos veiksmai operācija, karadarbība operasi operatie manøver operacja wojskowa, działania wojenne نظامى عمليات operaçOes operaţiune боевые действия vojenská operácia, bojová činnosť operacija operacija operation[er] การสู้รบ çarpışma 軍事行動 операція فوجيوں کي سرگرمي tác chiến 军事行动
ˌopeˈrational adjective
in good working order. werkend, in werking, operasioneel صالِح للعَمَل، في حالة جَيِّدَه للعَمَل работещ operacional schopný provozu Einsatz... operationel σε καλή λειτουργική κατάσταση operativo töökorras قابل استفاده؛ کاربردی toiminnassa opérationnel, en état de marche תִפעוּלִי परिचालन, संक्रियात्मक operativan, u funkciji működőképes bekerja dengan baik tilbúinn til notkunar operativo 運転可能な 작동 가능한 gerai veikiantis, operacinis, operatyvinis, eksploatacijos darba kārtībā, gatavs ekspluatēšanai berjalan dgn baik operationeel virksom, drifts-, operativ sprawny د كار اخيستنى وړ operacional operaţional, în stare de funcţionare действующий, работающий schopný prevádzky, funkčný, pracovný delujoč operativan funktionsduglig ที่สามารถใช้งานได้ çalışır durumda 可使用的 справний اچھي حالت ميں hoạt động tốt 可使用的
ˈoperative (-rətiv) , ((American) -reitiv) adjective
in action, having effect. Many old laws are still operative. in gebruik, in werking فَعّال، نافِذ المَفْعول оперативен em vigor platný, účinný wirksam virksom; gældende που βρίσκεται σε ισχύ en vigor jõus, käibel موثر؛ کاربردی voimassa oleva en vigueur תקף क्रियात्मक učinkovit, na snazi érvényes berlaku virkur, í gildi in vigore 効力がある 작용하는, 영향을 미치는 galiojantis, veikiantis spēkā esošs berkuat kuasa van kracht virkningsfull, operativ obowiązujący اغيزمنوموثر em vigor în vi­goare действующий, действенный platný veljaven na snazi i kraft, gällande พร้อมใช้งาน yürürlükte 起作用的 діючий; чинний رائج có hiệu lực 起作用的
ˈoperator noun
1. a person who works a machine. a lift operator. operateur, hanteerder مُشَغِّل الآلَه оператор operador obsluhující pracovník der/die Führer(in) operatør; -fører χειριστής operario töötaja, operaator کارور؛ به کار انداز käyttäjä opérateur/-trice מפעיל प्रचालक, चालक operater, tehničar kezelő operator vélamaður (operaio addetto a una macchina) 操作する人 조작자 operatorius, mašinistas operators, mašīnstrādnieks operator degeen die een machine bedient maskinist, operatør operator كارګر operador mecanic оператор; диспетчер obsluhujúci pracovník operater operater operatör, maskinist ผู้ควบคุม (เครื่องจักร) operatör, makinist 操作者 механік چلانے والا người vận hành 操作者
2. a person who connects telephone calls. Ask the operator to connect you to that number. telefonis عامِل الهاتِف оператор telefonista telefonista, -ka der/die Telefonist(in) omstillingsdame τηλεφωνητής, χειριστής τηλεφωνικού κέντρου telefonista telefonist اپراتور puhelunvälittäjä téléphoniste מרכזן संचालक operater telefonos operator starfsmaður á skiptiborði centralinista, telefonista 電話交換手 전화 교환수 telefonistas telefonists operator telefonist sentralbordbetjent telefonista اوپريتور telefonista ope­ra­toare, telefonistă связист; телефонист telefonista, -ka telefonist operater växeltelefonist ผู้รับโทรศัพท์ santral 電話接線員 оператор فون پر بات کرانے والا người trực tổng đài điện thoại 电话接线员
ˈoperating room noun
(sometimes theatre) the room in a hospital in which operations are performed. operasiekamer, teater غُرْفَة العَمَلِيّات الجِراحِيَّه операционна sala de cirurgia operační sál der OP operationsstue μέγαρο λυρικής σκηνής quirófano operatsioonisaal اتاق عمل leikkaussali salle d'opération, bloc opératoire חָדַר נִיתוּחִים आपरेशन का कमरा operacijska sala gedung opera skurðarstofa teatro dell'opera*, teatro lirico* 手術室 수술실 operacinë operteātris bilik bedah operatiekamer operasjonsstue د عمليات اطاق sală de ope­raţii операционная operacijska dvorana operaciona sala operationssal ห้องผ่าตัด ameliyathane 手術室 операційна جراحي کا کمرہ phòng mổ 手术室
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operative

adj operatorio
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References in classic literature ?
In short, so operative were the terrors that surrounded them, that of twenty-four young men, who deserted from a transport, twenty-two were glad to return of themselves, the others being shot by sentinels; and one of their friends, who was supposed to have been accessory to their escape, was carried on shore to behold the destruction of his house and effects, which were burned in his presence, as a punishment for his temerity and perfidious aid to his comrades.
There are others which have a more circumscribed though an equally operative influence within their spheres.
They had seen, in a variety of instances, assumptions by Congress, not only of recommendatory, but of operative, powers, warranted, in the public estimation, by occasions and objects infinitely less urgent than those by which their conduct was to be governed.
Tess could eventually join him there, and perhaps in that country of contrasting scenes and notions and habits the conventions would not be so operative which made life with her seem impracticable to him here.
for honour and power, are equally operative and equally liable to concealment.
Adams had been a cotton operative in Fall River, and the continued depression in the industry had worn him and his family out, and he had emigrated to South Carolina.
There is something more than this struggle between the organic beings on this earth; want, which is supposed to bring this struggle about, is not so common as is supposed; some other force must be operative. The Will to Power is this force, "the instinct of self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results thereof." A certain lack of acumen in psychological questions and the condition of affairs in England at the time Darwin wrote, may both, according to Nietzsche, have induced the renowned naturalist to describe the forces of nature as he did in his "Origin of Species".
'OH, my friends, the down-trodden operatives of Coketown!
Kobe was a shambles; the slaughter of the cotton operatives by machine-guns became classic as the most terrific execution ever achieved by modern war machines.
The condition of the operatives is becoming every day more like that of the English; and it cannot be wondered at, since, as far as I have heard or observed, the principal object is, not that mankind may be well and honestly clad, but, unquestionably, that corporations may be enriched.
Had we been brought into the market a twelvemonth later, there is no question that we should have been caught up within a week, by the wife or daughter of some of the operatives at the Bourse.
At first the contest is carried on by individual labourers, then by the workpeople of a factory, then by the operatives of one trade, in one locality, against the individual bourgeois who directly exploits them.

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