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directive
[ dih-rek-tiv, dahy- ]
adjective
a directive board.
- Psychology. pertaining to a type of psychotherapy in which the therapist actively offers advice and information rather than dealing only with information supplied by the patient.
noun
- an authoritative instruction or direction; specific order:
a new directive by the president on foreign aid.
directive
/ daɪ-; dɪˈrɛktɪv /
noun
- an instruction; order
adjective
- tending to direct; directing
- indicating direction
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Other Words From
- self-di·rective adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of directive1
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Example Sentences
Chase supplements this general directive with some more pragmatic suggestions for women looking to find sexual fulfillment.
The directive dates back to 1986, was kept secret and reportedly was abolished.
Forcing them to abide by that directive through law is quite another.
The National Football League never received a presidential directive but played anyway.
To be air tight, you need something called an “Advance Directive.”
What directive forces are these stirring millions likely to encounter?
The directive work of the school will thus become a practical realization in the home.
It had been said that the first campaign in its directive agencies was largely hit and miss.
Directive sovereignty of Measure — how explained and applied in the Protagoras.
Pfeffer in 1883 discovered chemotaxis, the directive action of chemical substances on the movement of mobile organisms.
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