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adjective

normative

relating to or dealing with norms

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Six example sentences with normative, each labelled with its topic.

  • The seminar split between descriptive questions about what people do and normative ones about what they ought to do.

    Philosophy

  • A forecast is not normative, but the moment a report says the deficit should shrink, it has crossed into judgment.

    Economics

  • Constitutional scholars read the clause as normative, treating it as a standard the legislature ought to meet, not a description.

    Law

  • The paper is descriptive, not normative: it reports how families divide chores without saying how they should.

    Psychology

  • The debate turned normative once the panel stopped asking what voters believe and started arguing what they ought to.

    Politics

  • The consultant's report was normative from the first page, telling the board what a well-run firm ought to do.

    Business

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