operative
Example Sentences
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He said the operatives typically work with people managing "laptop farms" - referring to computers based in the US that are run remotely from outside of the country.
From BBC
“It is hard to quantify, but all in all we’re looking at between a few dozen and more than hundred fighters or operatives, at least based on some estimates over the last months,” he said.
The ship was several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka when the operatives boarded it and confiscated the cargo before letting the vessel proceed, the officials said.
Some of the most secret operatives weren’t professional spies or commandos in camouflage.
The operatives waiting for Machado at the beach were struggling with mechanical issues.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
