Definition of effective

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Effective (a.) Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment..

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Ineffectiveness :: Ineffectiveness (n.) Quality of being ineffective.
Ban :: Ban (n.) A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army..
Telling :: Telling (a.) Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech..
Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..
Effectuous :: Effectuous (a.) Effective.
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness.
Oratory :: Oratory (n.) The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.
Metal :: Metal (n.) The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.
Gunshot :: Gunshot (n.) The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun..
Muster :: Muster (v. t.) The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
Intensity :: Intensity (n.) The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced..
Home-speaking :: Home-speaking (n.) Direct, forcible, and effective speaking..
Effective :: Effective (a.) Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment..
Effectively :: Effectively (adv.) With effect; powerfully; completely; thoroughly.
Causative :: Causative (a.) Effective, as a cause or agent; causing..
Work :: Work (n.) Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble..
Efficacious :: Efficacious (n.) Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress..
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