active (adj)
Sens 1 : in a state of action; moving, working, or doing
something [source : CED]
Contextes :
- He was also active in racial politics, becoming a great friend of
Wendell Phillips, while Cardinal Gibbons, the Archbishop of Baltimore, wrote
an introduction to a biography published shortly after his death in 1890,
hailing the escaped convict as "a great and good man" (Roche v).
- When operating in active mode, the system should autonomously perform
continuous observation of the areas of interest.
- Importantly, many children became active participants in their
mother's businesses.
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Sens 2 : having an effect, not merely
passive. [source : OAL]
Contextes :
- As noted by Bass, "Federal, state, and local governments have an
active role in creating and preserving the apartheid system" (Bass 2001 a,
46).
- The report provided a number of trenchant suggestions, including the
recommendation for active versus passive defense measures, the
centralization of all air defense assets under one commander, and the close
coordination between air defense and the early warning system.
- He criticized the American hierarchy and suggested that in order to
decrease the number of appeals, Rome needed to provide active leadership
regarding the process for selecting bishops and in the administration of
clerical discipline.