There was also a general paucity of trained operatives.
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Operatives
Synonyms for "operatives" (163 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (49)
Related words (81)
investigatorirresistiblelaborerlabourerlivelivingmachinistmakermanipulatormechanicmediummightymighty in battlemilitary-intelligence manmotivemovernarcnaval-intelligence manopenoperation
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operatorperformerperpetratorpilotplainclothesmanpolice detectivepotentpowerfulpracticablepracticalpractitionerprepotentprime moverprivate eyeprivate investigatorproducerpuissantreconnoitererrevenuerroustaboutrulingrunnerrunningscoutsecret serviceserviceableshamussherlock holmessignificantsleuthspotterspyspy-catchersteersmanstore detectivestrikingstrongsubjectsurgicalt mant-mantellingtreasury agentundercover manusablevalidvigorousvitalworkhandworking manworkingman
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Sample sentences
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His work in the factory was to carry bobbins around to the operatives as fast as they wanted them, and hence he was called "The Bobbin Boy."
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Since 1974, U.S. law has required that any covert action by intelligence operatives must be justified in advance by presidential authorization, as detailed in a document called a “finding.”
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