Definition of "operatives" []

• Plural form of operative. (noun)

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• "Add in some legislative successes and proactive moves on Beacon Hill, and Patrick, according to legislators, mayors, and political operatives, is emerging from a dark period that saw pundits and even some of his closest allies writing him off."
• "And conventional wisdom among the younger generation of journalists and operatives is still dominated by the lessons taught by their elders rather than by the recent spate of low-variation elections."
• "Truth be told, Calbuzz has actually done this with operatives from the Whitman campaign!"