as in approval
a vote or decision for something
we have five affirmatives and two negatives for forming the committee
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Recent Examples of affirmative
Angie Pepper, a philosopher at the University of Roehampton, in the United Kingdom, answers in the affirmative.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
To which Kylie responded in the affirmative, agreeing that she's seen elements of birth order theory play out in real life with her four daughters.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The weather might not have been the best, but for anyone looking for reassurance that Mardi Gras was going to stay weird in 2023, the evening provided an energetic affirmative.
—al, 11 Feb. 2023
The answer, to my mind, is a resounding affirmative.
—Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2022
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
To which Kylie responded in the affirmative, agreeing that she's seen elements of birth order theory play out in real life with her four daughters.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The weather might not have been the best, but for anyone looking for reassurance that Mardi Gras was going to stay weird in 2023, the evening provided an energetic affirmative.
—al, 11 Feb. 2023
The answer, to my mind, is a resounding affirmative.
—Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2022
See All Example Sentences for affirmative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmative
Noun
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The president and his party have faced three corruption scandals this year, while Argentina’s slowing economy and frustration with high unemployment rates helped push Milei’s approval to the lowest level of his term ahead of the vote.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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How much money is up for approval?—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jenner said the conversation over allowing automatic acceptance into the religious private colleges or universities hasn’t happened yet.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
20 Oct. 2025
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As credit card usage rises, so have acceptance fees for merchants.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ten months later, that answer is a resounding yes.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Its message, in short, was something of a yes.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Affirmative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmative. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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