The phrase "affirmative at" is not commonly used in written English and may not be clear in meaning.
It could potentially be used in contexts related to confirmation or agreement, but it is not standard.
Example: "The response was affirmative at the meeting regarding the new policy."
Alternatives: "confirmed at" or "agreed upon at".
Since a conviction requires that at least two thirds of the Senate, 67 members, vote in the affirmative, at least 19 Republican Senators would have to join the 48 members of the Democratic caucus for the conviction to stand.
He replied in the affirmative, at the same time desiring me to emphasize the fact that as yet it was a question only of very slight indications, and that this was his personal opinion.
Judging from early action, the answer seems to be affirmative, at least for the moment.
At a conference on affirmative action at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, where I was program director, I sensed an uneasiness with the topic on the part of Constance Baker Motley, an African-American judge, and at a conference break I asked her why.
Justice Thomas, himself a beneficiary of affirmative action at Yale Law School, compiled a respectable record at what is arguably the country's most elite law school.
They upheld a law banning affirmative action at state universities and have already crushed integration efforts at K-12 schools.
Assessing Affirmative Action at Selective Colleges and Universities". Jul/Aug, 1998.
It could also mean the end of affirmative action at public universities.
They point to this year's Supreme Court ruling upholding affirmative action at the University of Michigan.
His One Florida initiative has ended affirmative action at Florida's public universities to much outcry.
He is dating Susan Rieger, associate provost for the office of equal opportunity and affirmative action at Columbia University.
