Operative - definition of operative by The Free Dictionary 1 a person engaged or skilled in some branch of work, esp productive or industrial work; worker 2 detective 3 a secret agent; spy 4 a clever manipulator; operator 5 operating, or exerting force or influence 6 being in effect or operation 7 effective or efficacious 8 significant; key
OPERATIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect The commercial telephone service was no longer operative An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen
operative - WordReference. com Dictionary of English op•er•a•tive (op′ ər ə tiv, op′ rə tiv, op′ ə rā′tiv), n a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, esp productive or industrial work; worker a detective spy operating, or exerting force, power, or influence being in effect or operation: laws operative in this city effective or efficacious
operative - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects It holds in all operative principles This call is operative not merely on the level of abstract theory Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious operative (plural operatives)
Operative Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary The factory must pass inspection before it becomes operative The telephone system is now fully operative If I go, I will bring a salad “If,” however, is the operative word, since I am not sure that I can go