Effective
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.
That which produces a given effect; a cause.
One who is capable of active service.
Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe.
The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
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Effective Quotations
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
Mark Twain
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain
Effective action is always unjust.
Maya Angelou
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Mahatma Gandhi
The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
Mahatma Gandhi
I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.
Henry David Thoreau
The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.
Warren Buffett
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
George Washington
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
Aristotle
Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.
Barack Obama
Effective Translations
effective in Dutch is afdoend, effectief, doeltreffend
effective in German is wirkungsvoll, wirksam
effective in Italian is veramente
effective in Latin is efficax, efficens
effective in Norwegian is effektiv, virksom
effective in Portuguese is eficaz
effective in Spanish is eficaz, en vigor, efectivamente
effective in Swedish is effektiv
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