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di·rec·tive

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–adjective

1.	serving to direct; directing: a directive board.

2.	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

3.	an authoritative instruction or direction; specific order: a new directive by the President on foreign aid.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < ML dīréctīvus. See direct, -ive

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di·rec·tive Audio Help   (dĭ-rěk'tĭv, dī-) Pronunciation Key
n.   An order or instruction, especially one issued by a central authority.

adj.   Serving to direct, indicate, or guide.

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directive
adjective
1.	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" [syn: directing]
noun
1.	a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
diˈrective [-tiv] noun

a general instruction from a higher authority about what is to be done etc

Arabic:	تَوْجيهي
Chinese (Simplified):	指示的
Chinese (Traditional):	指示的
Czech:	příkaz, instrukce
Danish:	direktiv; instruks
Dutch:	instructie
Estonian:	juhend
Finnish:	toimintaohje
French:	directive
German:	die Vorschrift
Greek:	κατευθυντήρια γραμμή
Hungarian:	utasítás
Icelandic:	leiðbeining
Indonesian:	petunjuk
Italian:	direttiva

Japanese:	指令
Korean:	명령, 지시
Latvian:	direktīva
Lithuanian:	direktyva
Norwegian:	erklæring, direktiv
Polish:	zarządzenie
Portuguese (Brazil):	diretriz
Portuguese (Portugal):	directriz
Romanian:	directivă
Russian:	директива
Slovak:	príkaz, smernica
Slovenian:	smernica
Spanish:	orden, instrucción, directiva
Swedish:	direktiv
Turkish:	talimat, emir, direktif

See also: direction, directly, director, directory, direct, "directive" in any language

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: di·rec·tive
Pronunciation: d&-'rek-tiv, dI-
Function: adjective
: of or relating to psychotherapy in which the therapistintroduces information, content, or attitudes not previously expressed by the client

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Directive

Di*rect"ive\, a. [LL. directivus: cf. F. directif.]

1. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way. --Hooker.

The precepts directive of our practice in relation to God. --Barrow.

2. Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.]

Swords and bows Directive by the limbs. --Shak.

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