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adj. Having an intended or expected effect.

adj. Producing a strong impression or response; striking: gave an effective performance as Othello.

adj. Operative; in effect: The law is effective immediately.

adj. Existing in fact; actual: a decline in the effective demand.

adj. Prepared for use or action, especially in warfare.

n. A soldier or a piece of military equipment that is ready for combat: "The 'company' was no more than two platoons of effectives” ( Tom Clancy).

adj. Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.

adj. Producing a decided or decisive effect.

adj. Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.

adj. Actually in effect.

adj. Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative

n. That which produces a given effect; a cause.

n. One who is capable of active service.

n. Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe.

n. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively.

Serving to effect the intended purpose; producing the intended or expected effect or result; operative; efficacious: as, an effective cause; effective proceedings.

Capable of producing effect; fit for action or duty; adapted for a desired end: as, the effective force of an army or of a steam-engine is so much; effective capacity.

Serving to impress or affect with admiration; producing a decided impression of beauty or a feeling of admiration at the first presentation; impressive; striking; specifically, artistically strong or successful: as, an effective performance; an effective picture.

Actual; real.

n. The number of men actually doing duty, or the strength of a company, a regiment, or an army, in the field or on parade.

n. A soldier fit for duty.

adj. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

adj. existing in fact; not theoretical; real

adj. ready for service

adj. works well as a means or remedy

adj. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

adj. exerting force or influence

"And this morning, the President at the ground breaking, made the point that this is going to be a place where service members could get what he called effective accountable care."

competent    existent    actual    operational    efficacious    impelling    rough-and-ready    trenchant    hard-hitting    impressive   

effective component of a force    effective force    effective money    effective scale of intercalations   

efficacious    effectual    effectivity    effect    efficacity    efficacy    efficiency    efficient   

effectual    competent    forcible    active    energetic    powerful    efficient    serviceable    operative    cause   

affective    anti-infective    collective    connective    convective    corrective    defective    detective    directive    elective   

new    successful    proper    necessary