Operative and Representative

Operative

Operative noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

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Representative and operative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Representative" instead a noun "Operative".

Representative noun - A person who acts or does business for another.

Usage example: a representative from the car dealership called to ask how we were enjoying the new car

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Operative and representative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Operative" instead a noun "Representative".

good	good operative	good representative
female	female operative	female representative
best	best operative	best representative
better	better operative	better representative
Other adjectives: perfect, single, actual, unscrupulous, famous, new, senior, former, lone, soviet.

Originally considered to be the greatest KND operative on the planet, he did not take it well when the higher-ups decided Numbuh 1 was better than him and decided to make him the Earth's representative for the GKND.

Source: The Resenter
So when he calls up a contact, he speaks with a representative of the contact, warns them the line is bugged, and uses big words like "operative." Harry knows this will get her attention and send her to keep track of whomever Harry has contacted.

Source: Literature / Cold Days

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