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In natural English speech, "operative" appears in contexts such as: "diplomacy is that's different from those other Concepts is that it's a process running how to run the world the operative word here is run not rule uh or ruin um but run it means a process a system a management sort of mode and only diplomacy offers that only". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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diplomacy is that's different from those other Concepts is that it's a process running how to run the world the

operative word here is run not rule uh or ruin um but run it means a process a

system a management sort of mode and only diplomacy offers that only

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adjective

Effectual or important.

“He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.”

adjective

Functional, in working order.

noun

An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.

“Practically 50 per cent of the female operatives are found in the two groups aged 15 to 19 and 20 to 24 years, while only 18.2 per cent of the female nonoperatives are found in these age groups.”

noun

A spy, secret agent, or detective.

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