adj.

1. Being in effect; having force; operating: “Two major tendencies are operative in the American political system” (Heinz Eulau).
2. Functioning effectively; efficient.
3. Engaged in or concerned with physical or mechanical activity.
4. Of, relating to, or resulting from a surgical operation.
5. Significant; most important; key: The operative word is “low-fat.”

n.

1. A skilled worker, especially in industry.
2. 1. A secret agent; a spy.
   2. A private investigator.
3. One who works for a political organization, often wielding influence out of public view.

operatively op'er·a·tive·ly adv.

adjective

1. In effect: effective, operational. See be.
2. Available for use: accessible, employable, open, operable, practicable, usable, utilizable. See possible/impossible.
3. In action or full operation: active, alive, functioning, going, operating, running, working. See action/inaction, awareness/unawareness.

noun

1. One who labors: hand, laborer, roustabout, worker, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman. See work/play.
2. A person who secretly observes others to obtain information: agent, spy. Informal spook. Idioms: secretundercoveragent. See investigate.

adj

Definition: active, functioning; influential
Antonyms: inactive, ineffective, ineffectual, inoperative, invalid, unfunctional, unworking, useless, worthless

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1. pertaining to an operation.
2. effective; not inert.

• o. technique — the actual step-by-step procedure of performing a specific surgical procedure.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - virkende, virksom, kraftig, gyldig, arbejder-, praktisk, operativ
n. - arbejder, privatdetektiv

idioms:

• the operative word    det afgørende ord

Nederlands (Dutch)
operatief, werkzaam, geschikt om ermee te werken, chirurgisch, intentie tot handelen uitdrukkend, arbeider, detective, spion

Français (French)
adj. - en vigueur, qui compte, important
n. - employé, agent

idioms:

• the operative word    le mot qui compte

Deutsch (German)
adj. - operativ, wirksam, entscheidend, Betriebs-
n. - Arbeiter, Maschinist, Agent

idioms:

• the operative word    das entscheidende Wort

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λειτουργικός, τελεσφόρος, αποτελεσματικός, δραστικός, ενεργός, ισχύων, εφαρμοζόμενος, ουσιώδης, (ιατρ.) εγχειρητικός, χειρουργικός
n. - (ειδικευμένος) εργάτης, τεχνίτης, (ΗΠΑ) ιδιωτικός ντεντέκτιβ, μυστικός πράκτορας

idioms:

• the operative word    λέξη-κλειδί

Italiano (Italian)
operatorio

idioms:

• the operative word    parola chiave

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - operante, em vigor
n. - trabalhador (m), empregado (m), detetive (m)

idioms:

• the operative word    palavra atuante, palavra-chave

Русский (Russian)
действующий, сотрудник, агент

idioms:

• the operative word    весомое слово

Español (Spanish)
adj. - operativo, operatorio, operante, eficaz
n. - operario, obrero, detective privado

idioms:

• the operative word    la palabra clave

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - verkande, verksam, operations-
n. - (fabriks)arbetare, detektiv, hemlig agent

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
动作的, 生产有关的, 运转的, 职员, 侦探, 刑警

idioms:

• the operative word    最重要的词, 关键词

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 動作的, 生產有關的, 運轉的
n. - 職員, 偵探, 刑警

idioms:

• the operative word    最重要的詞, 關鍵字

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 움직이는, 작업에 종사하는, 효험이 있는, 수술의
n. - 직공, 사립탐정

idioms:

• the operative word    (법)효력발생문언, (일반적으로)중요한 뜻을 갖는 말

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 動く, 作用する, 実施されている, 効果のある, 手術の, 効力のある
n. - 工員, 諜報部員, 探偵

idioms:

• the operative word    重要な意味を持つ語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فعال (الاسم) عامل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תקף, בתוקף, משפיע, משמעותי, פועל, ניתוחי, מביע כוונה לביצוע עסקה, אופרטיבי‬
n. - ‮פועל, פועל מיומן, בלש או סוכן חשאי (ארה"ב)‬

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