operative vs agent-in-place

agent-in-place vs operative

operative and agent-in-place both are nouns.

operative is an adjective but agent-in-place is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
operative	Yes	Yes	No	No
agent-in-place	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, agent-in-place is a hyponym of operative; that is, agent-in-place is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than operative:

operative: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
agent-in-place: an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target

Other hyponyms of operative include agent provocateur, provocateur, bridge agent, case officer, codetalker, windtalker, foot, NOC, spy, undercover agent, walk-in.

operative (noun)	agent-in-place (noun)
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations	an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

operative (adjective)	agent-in-place (adjective)
being in force or having or exerting force
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
effective; producing a desired effect

Difference between operative and agent-in-place

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