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Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n.
1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. One who is capable of active service.
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He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at
Corinth. --W. P.
Johnston.
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3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie
or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term
used in many parts of Europe. --Simmonds.
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4. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any
military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
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Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.]
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.
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They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work
behind them. --Bacon.
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Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his
heighbor wrong, is criminal. --Jer. Taylor.

Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic;
competent. See {Effectual}.
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