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Affirmative
əˈfəːmətɪv
Affirmative definitions
adjective
affirmative
- agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request
"an affirmative answer"
- (of a vote) expressing approval or agreement
- relating to or denoting proposed legislation which must receive a parliamentary vote in its favour before it can come into force
"regulations under the Bill would be subject to the affirmative procedure"
- active and explicit or unequivocal
"they have an affirmative duty to stop crime in their buildings"
- supportive, hopeful, or encouraging
"the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come"
- stating that a fact is so; making an assertion
"affirmative sentences"
noun
affirmative
affirmatives
- a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request
"he accepted her reply as an affirmative"
- a position of agreement or confirmation
"his answer veered towards the affirmative"
- a word used in making assertions or to express consent
- a statement asserting that something is true of the subject of a proposition
interjection
- expressing agreement with or consent to a statement or request; yesall right alright very well of course by all means sure certainly absolutely indeed affirmative in the affirmative agreed roger