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What is the meaning of affirmative?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 6/24/2021

Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law., That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote., Positive; dogmatic., Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition., Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted., That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative., A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.

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Chanelle Morar

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4y ago

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