There was also a general paucity of trained operatives.
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Operatives
Synonyms for "operatives" (19 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (6)
Noun(6 words)
Related words (9)
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12 entriesanesthetistassembly line workerbinding clausefield agentfunctional unitin service partmachine operatoroperational componentoperative provisionoperative termsecret agentsurgeon
Collocations
12 entriesassembly line operativesfactory operativesfield operativesintelligence operativesmore operativeoperative clauseoperative componentoperative provisionoperative statusoperative termoperatives on siteshop floor operatives
Inflections
2 entriesmore operativemost operative
Derivations
8 entriesSample 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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