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1. (adj.) directive
serving to direct; directing.
2. (n.) directive
an authoritative instruction or direction.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < ML)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) directive
a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
"the boss loves to send us directives"
2. (adj) directing, directional, directive, guiding
showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
"felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) directive
having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way
2. (adj) directive
able to be directed; manageable
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. directive
1. A military communication in which policy is established or a specific action is ordered. 2. A plan issued with a view to putting it into effect when so directed, or in the event that a stated contingency arises. 3. Broadly speaking, any communication which initiates or governs action, conduct, or procedure.
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Sense: a general instruction from a higher authority about what is to be done etc.
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 Afrikaans: opdrag |
 Arabic: تَوْجيهي |
 Bulgarian: директива |
 Brazilian: diretriz |
 Czech: příkaz, instrukce |
 German: die Vorschrift |
 Danish: direktiv; instruks |
 Greek: κατευθυντήρια γραμμή |
 Spanish: orden, instrucción, direc |
 Estonian: juhend |
 Farsi: فرمان؛ دستور |
 Finnish: toimintaohje |
 French: directive |
 Hebrew: הַנחָיָיה |
 Hindi: निदेशात्मक |
 Croatian: naredba, direktiva |
 Hungarian: utasítás |
 Indonesian: petunjuk |
 Icelandic: leiðbeining |
 Italian: direttiva |
 Japanese: 指令 |
 Korean: 지시 |
 Lithuanian: direktyva |
 Latvian: direktīva |
 Malay: arahan |
 Dutch: instructie |
 Norwegian: erklæring, direktiv |
 Polish: zarządzenie |
 Persian: فرمان؛ دستور |
 Pashto: فرمان |
 Portuguese: directriz |
 Romanian: directivă |
 Russian: директива |
 Slovak: príkaz, smernica |
 Slovenian: smernica |
 Serbian: direktiva |
 Swedish: direktiv |
 Thai: คำบัญชา |
 Turkish: talimat, emir, direktif |
 Taiwanese: (上級的)指示 |
 Ukrainian: директива |
 Urdu: عمومی حکم یا ھدایت |
 Vietnamese: chỉ thị |
 Chinese: 正式的指示，指令 |
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