operative
IPA: ˈɑpɝʌtɪv
noun
- An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
- A spy, secret agent, or detective.
- A participant in an operation.
adjective
- Effectual or important.
- Functional, in working order.
- Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
- Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
- Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
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