Affirmative

a.	1.	Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
	2.	That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; - opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.
	3.	Positive; dogmatic. Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito. - Berkeley.
	4.	(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
	5.	(Alg.) Positive; - a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
n.	1.	That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; - opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative. Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative. - Dryden.
	2.	A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.

Noun	1.	affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" Antonyms: negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
Adj.	1.	affirmative - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture" Synonyms: affirmatory Antonyms: negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
	2.	affirmative - expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" Synonyms: optimistic
	3.	affirmative - supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument" Synonyms: favoring

AFFIRMATIVE. Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative. (q.v.)
     2. It is a general rule of evidence that the affirmative of the issue must be proved. Bull. N. P. 298 ; Peake, Ev. 2.
     3. But when the law requires a person to do an act, and the neglect of it, will render him guilty and punishable, the negative must be proved, because every man is presumed to do his duty and in that case they who affirm he did not, must prove it. B. N. P. 298; 1 Roll. R. 83; Comb. 57; 3 B.& P. 307; 1 Mass. R. 56.

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