Definitions
noun
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
adjective
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
“operative dentistry”
noun
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
adjective
being in force or having or exerting force
“operative regulations”
adjective
effective; producing a desired effect
“the operative word”
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