operative word

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operative word

noun operative words

The key word in a sentence. Planes crash rarely, but for the media the operative word is "crash".

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@misc{operative_word_2026,
  title = {operative word},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/operative%20word},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}