how to pronounce operative

/ˈɒp.əɹ.ə.tɪv/

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operative is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of operative in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the co-operative party conference and …”

meaning of operative

Operative means to be in operation.

operative frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word operative occurs in english on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics operative can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that operative can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;