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
Meaning 2 : relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine

    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
Meaning 4 : (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

    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

Meaning 6 : effective; producing a desired effect

    Example : the operative word

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