Ef*fect"ive, n. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective.

Ef*fect"ive (?), a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.] Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment.

They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work behind them.

Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his heighbor wrong, is criminal.

Syn. -- Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic; competent. See Effectual.

Ef*fect"ive, n. 1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. Jer. Taylor.

2. One who is capable of active service.

He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at Corinth.

3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe. Simmonds.

Ef*fect"ive, n. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective.

• Having the power to produce an effect or effects;
  
• producing a decided or decisive effect;
  
• efficient, serviceable, or operative;
       
• as an effective force, remedy, speech;
  
• actually in effect
       
• The curfew is effective at midnight.