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Meanings of affirmative in English
Portuguese
afirmativo Catalan
afirmatiu Affirming or giving assent.
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Usage of affirmative in English
1
The University of California ended affirmative action last year, with dramatic consequences.
2
The following are the names of those who voted in the affirmative:
3
We did not hear back an affirmative response from them, he said.
4
He let his silence answer in the affirmative; he felt relieved now.
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The motion for taking up the report was carried in the affirmative.
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The books were referred to, and the attendant answered in the affirmative.
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A Supreme Court decision that upholds it could embolden affirmative action opponents.
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You would have thought that Battleship answered that question in the affirmative.
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To the fourth and fifth interrogatories I unhesitatingly answer in the affirmative.
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On this issue the vote in the affirmative practically was by acclamation.
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The first and fourth questions Mr. Douglas answered substantially in the affirmative.
12
Then he voted in the affirmative and reached for the cocktail pitcher.
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That is the question, and it may be answered in the affirmative.
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N. C. S. C. and Geo: were in the affirmative: N. J.
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Three only of the party were able to reply in the affirmative.
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To the first and second interrogatories, I answer unequivocally in the affirmative.
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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