Definitions for performative
pərˈfɔr mə tɪvper·for·ma·tive

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1. performativenoun

   A performative utterance.

2. performativeadjective

   Being enacted as it is said.

   An example of a performative utterance could be, "I name this boat Alfred".

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1. performative

   In the philosophy of language and speech acts theory, performative utterances are sentences which not only describe a given reality, but also change the social reality they are describing. In a 1955 lecture series, later published as How to Do Things with Words, J. L. Austin argued against a positivist philosophical claim that the utterances always "describe" or "constate" something and are thus always true or false. After mentioning several examples of sentences which are not so used, and not truth-evaluable (among them nonsensical sentences, interrogatives, directives and "ethical" propositions), he introduces "performative" sentences or illocutionary act as another instance.

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1. preformative

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of performative in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of performative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of performative in a Sentence

1. Izzy Obeng:

   It's a mixed bag, the challenge is that there are a lot of performative gestures, but not enough investors looking into the data on investment in Black-owned startups, and also at the funds being created by Black fund managers and the amount going to diverse founders.

2. George Floyd:

   If you’re leaving it to people that do n’t understand these concepts to try and execute a strategy to fix them, I can not see how that is anything more than performative allyship.

3. Greg Abbott:

   Texas Gov. Greg Abbott . has taken the view that while talk is an important and necessary part of performative politics, of capturing the attention and retaining the support of Ruth Wasem Republican base, since Donald Trump became president Ruth Wasem actually benefit by doing something.

4. Utah Kate Lyn Sheil:

   The way I do prepare as an actor is usually a much more private affair, so there is a performative quality to all of that stuff, you have to take something that is internal and externalize it, because Robert needed to see it for the camera.

5. Ohio Whether Buttigieg:

   Sometimes people need policy work, and sometimes people need performative work, and to get to this level, you’ve got to be ready to serve up both.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Performative
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative