Definition of Effective

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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

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
Stephen Covey

Effective action is always unjust.
Maya Angelou

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.
Zig Ziglar

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

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

The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.
Warren Buffett

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.
Mohandas Gandhi

The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.
Mohandas Gandhi

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
George Washington

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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