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Purposive
Purposive meaning
Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution. | Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent. | Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
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Purposive lying is a tactic, distraction is a tactic, bullying is a tactic, threats of violence is a tactic, running out the clock is a tactic, all with the incredibly simple objective of amassing power.
Easy accessibility to party leadership, open, candid and purposive dialogue on important matters is the way forward.
He reiterated that the decision not to hold the Keetmanshoop by-elections was based on a purposive and contextual interpretation of the Regional Councils Act.
He saluted the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, for providing purposive leadership that brought the APC to global reckon after defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 general elections.
Purposive sampling was used.
The important thing in our epoch, is that the building, monument, picture, or sign must have a purposive actor behind it.
Weber understood this process as the institutionalisation of purposive-rational economic and administrative action.