directive

[Di*rect·ive]

A directive is an order or official notice that comes from an authority. The directive from your boss instructing all employees to wear silly hats on Fridays might be hard to take seriously.

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

Noun
a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"

Adjective S.
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"


a.
Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.

a.
Able to be directed; manageable.


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.
2. Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.]
Swords and bows Directive by the limbs.

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

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Usage Examples

That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation.

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Other Usage Examples

The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood.

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