He answered (the question) 'in the affirmative'. [=he said “yes”]
She gave an 'affirmative' answer, not a negative answer.
She answered (the question) 'affirmatively'.
(..) The voting period has ended. The clerks have tabulated the results. The yeas are The neighs are . The majority of senators have voted in the affirmative. The Dreyfuss act has been repealed by congress. God, you guys are slow. Like a bunch of girls. This is Mattox. (..)2014 RoboCop