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normative

/ˈnɔːmətɪv/ UK
/ˈnoɹmətɪv/ Canada, US
[-ɾɪv] Canada, US
/ˈnoːmətɪv/ Australia
[-ɾɪv] Australia
/ˈnoːmətəv/ New Zealand
[-ɾəv] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mətɪv

adjective more normative · most normative

Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
Conforming to a norm or norms. normative behaviour
Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm. normative grammar

noun normatives

A regulation imposed to preserve a norm. Most important are the so-called economic normatives. They either specify the minimal efficiency of productive resources utilization or regulate the distribution of the enterprises revenue.

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Closest in meaning: prescriptive, standard, received, norm, normal, standards, standardize, standardization, standardized, regulate, regulatory, demonstrative, policy, regulation, legal, organizational

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adj of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard

Español	normativo
中文	规范的 guīfànde
Português	normativo
Français	normatif
Deutsch	normativ
Italiano	normativo
Română	normativ
Русский	нормати́вный normatívnyj

adj attempting to establish or prescribe a norm

Русский	нормативный normativnyj

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@misc{normative_2026,
  title = {normative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/normative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}