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View definitions for substantive

substantive

noun as in nominal

Strong match

adjective as in essential; real

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A courtesy royal title is one held by those who are associated with a peer or member of the royal family but do not hold a substantive title.

From BBC

The McChrystal Group also did not answer questions, only issuing two updates over the last few months, though neither contained any substantive information.

In practice, Hungary and Slovakia are the only substantive European buyers of Russian oil.

From BBC

Even though it was advertised as the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy,” the report includes almost no substantive proposals for government action to improve child health.

From Salon

He was instead the godfather of the “Debate Me” Bros, purveyors of a prevalent internet-based entertainment format that, in an era nearly void of substantive debate, is too often passed off as such.

From Salon

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