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normative statement

normative statement noun: a statement expressing a value judgment answering the question of what ought to be, as opposed to what there is.

Noun

normative statement (plural normative statements)

  1. A statement expressing a value judgment answering the question of what ought to be, as opposed to what there is.
    Antonyms:
    descriptive statement

Antonyms of normative statement

  • descriptive statement

Forms of normative statement

pluralnormative statements

Questions about normative statement

What does normative statement mean?
Normative statement means a statement expressing a value judgment answering the question of what ought to be, as opposed to what there is.
What part of speech is normative statement?
Normative statement is a noun.
What is the plural of normative statement?
The plural of normative statement is normative statements.

Words near normative statement in the dictionary

  1. normative
  2. normative economics
  3. normative ethics
  4. normative forecasting
  5. normative state
  6. normative statement
  7. normative statements
  8. normative states
  9. normatively
  10. normativeness
  11. normatives

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