# effectives

Pronunciation: US say "i-FEK-tivz" /ɪˈfɛktɪvz/; AUS say "uh-FEK-tivz" /əˈfektɪvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of effective. — plural of effective
   - Simple: Plural of effective. Use it for the soldiers in an army who are fit and ready to fight.
   - _The general reported fewer than two thousand effectives ready for the assault._
   - _Disease had reduced the regiment's effectives by half within a month._

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