Operatives Meaning
There are 6 meaning(s) for word Operatives
Meaning 1 : a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
Synonyms : intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent
Synonyms : intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent
Meaning 2 : relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
Example : operative dentistry
Synonyms : surgical
Example : operative dentistry
Synonyms : surgical
Meaning 3 : someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Synonyms : pi, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock
Synonyms : pi, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock
Meaning 4 : (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
Synonyms : functional, running, working
Synonyms : functional, running, working
Meaning 5 : being in force or having or exerting force
Example : operative regulations,the major tendencies operative in the American political system
Example : operative regulations,the major tendencies operative in the American political system
Meaning 6 : effective; producing a desired effect
Example : the operative word
Example : the operative word