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
Mohan responds in the affirmative, noting the studios that people like Deon and Mann have built.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked if Prescott is playing the way former Cowboys QB Tony Romo did near the end of his career, and Jones gave an affirmative.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Meaning a third potentially couldn't answer that question in the affirmative.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Angie Pepper, a philosopher at the University of Roehampton, in the United Kingdom, answers in the affirmative.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked if Prescott is playing the way former Cowboys QB Tony Romo did near the end of his career, and Jones gave an affirmative.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Meaning a third potentially couldn't answer that question in the affirmative.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Angie Pepper, a philosopher at the University of Roehampton, in the United Kingdom, answers in the affirmative.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affirmative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmative
Noun
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No data center project has been formally requested for approval yet.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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In a group of 61 countries with at least 5,000 visa approvals from January to August 2024, just seven received more visas in 2025 than the year before.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By participating in the contest, the winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest, and to sign a publicity release, affidavit of eligibility and release of liability prior to acceptance of the prize.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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One thing that could aid in its acceptance is obtaining observational evidence of the existence of primordial black holes, which since they were first proposed by Stephen Hawking in the 1970s, have remained frustratingly hypothetical.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Seehorn’s character Carol is surrounded by creepily friendly yes-people who always speak in the royal we.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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For Doohan, a die-hard Breaking Bad fan, the answer was an emphatic yes.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Affirmative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmative. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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