Definition of effectively
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: in an effective manner
- dealt with the problem effectively
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One pending case, for instance, involves an Arkansas law that would effectively ban medication abortions.
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With his wife and would-be successor, Ms. Murillo, as his running mate, Mr. Ortega won a third consecutive five-year term in 2016 after the Supreme Court effectively banned his main rival from the race.
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Kaplinsky had feared that the bureau under Cordray would effectively ban mandatory arbitration.
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For civil rights groups, the new restrictions and efforts call back to the days of poll taxes, literacy tests, and other rules that were imposed to block minorities from voting until the Voting Rights Act effectively banned such laws.
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The report didn't give any further details on what policies would be used to effectively ban the premium carmakers.
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That’s the law that effectively banned commercial sports betting in most states – and which the Supreme Court recently overturned as unconstitutional.
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President Donald Trump is hoping to effectively ban sales of Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and other German cars, according to reports from a German magazine.
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In 2013, the US Supreme Court left intact an Oklahoma court ruling that struck down a state law that would have effectively banned RU-486.
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First Known Use of effectively
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EFFECTIVELY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of effectively for English Language Learners
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: in a way that produces a desired result : in an effective manner
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: in an indirect way
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