Definition of normative
1
: of, relating to, or determining norms or standards
normative tests
2
: conforming to or based on norms
normative behavior normative judgments
3
: prescribing (see prescribe sense 1) norms
normative rules of ethics normative grammar
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The first known use of normative was in 1852
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