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operative

[op-er-uh-tiv, op-ruh-tiv, op-uh-ray-tiv] / ˈɒp ər ə tɪv, ˈɒp rə tɪv, ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv /


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Trump calls Wiles the "ice maiden" after the Florida political operative masterminded his 2024 election win, and until recently the first ever female chief had maintained steely discipline at the White House.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Winstone leads the cast as Alan "Razor" Sharp, an ex-SAS operative, with Cowbridge portraying a town in England.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

From the start, Alice is the viewer’s avatar, at once a skilled security operative and someone with no memory of their past.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

“California Republicans know what’s best for their districts,” the operative said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

One day that September, the undercover operative who was pretending to be an insurance salesman stopped at a filling station in Fairfax and struck up a conversation with a woman working there.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Party operatives want to build lasting power, he said, not become just another swing in the electoral pendulum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The BBC spoke to a dozen party operatives, campaign officials, White House allies and others, many of whom spoke on background to offer a candid assessment of Trump's approach to the midterms.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Defectors with sensitive backgrounds -- such as former intelligence operatives, diplomats or those with access to state secrets -- are typically kept separately from other arrivals."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Earlier this year, a former Fed staff member, John Rogers, was sentenced to more than three years in prison for lying to investigators about sharing restricted Fed information with Chinese operatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“I am not worried about you, Nell. I’m worried about the rest of us! I’m worried about the danger we operatives would face if you should slip up again and reveal our charade!”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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