Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 7 compound words that contain affirmative. The most common are listed below. Open affirmative in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- affirmative actionA set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.
- affirmative defenseA defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.
- affirmative sentenceA sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition.
- affirmative actionsplural of affirmative action: A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.
- affirmative defensesplural of affirmative defense: A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.
- trans-affirmativeAffirming the validity of transgender identity; affirming that trans identity is not wrong or bad.
- affirmative pregnantAn affirmative statement which implies or does not preclude a corresponding negative statement which might favor the adverse party.
- affirmative resolutionA procedure of the UK government whereby secondary legislation requires approval from parliament before it passes into law. Contrasted with negative resolution.
- affirmative sentencesplural of affirmative sentence: A sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition.
- affirmative wasteAny structural change made to an estate in land that intentionally or negligently causes harm to the estate or depletes its resources, unless this depletion is a continuation of a pre-existing use.
Compound words 7
- affirmativelyIn an affirming manner.
- affirmativismAn attitude of affirming something without necessarily providing the proof or the theoretical backing.
- affirmativistOf or related to affirmativism.
- affirmativityThe quality of being affirmative.
- disaffirmativeThat disaffirms.
- nonaffirmativeNot affirmative.
- affirmativenessThe property of being affirmative.