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DIRECTIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
Example:
the boss loves to send us directives
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("directive" is a kind of...):
dictum; pronouncement; say-so (an authoritative declaration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "directive"):
Presidential Directive (a directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies)
Derivation:
direct (command with authority)
directive (showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
Example:
the directional role of science on industrial progress
Synonyms:
directing; directional; directive; guiding
Classified under:
Similar:
leading (going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way)
Derivation:
direct (plan and direct (a complex undertaking))
direct (be in charge of)
directive (a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity)
directiveness; directivity (the quality of being directive)
Context examples:
By placing the CE marking on a product, the manufacturer affirms that the product conforms with the requirements of the applicable European Community directives.
(CE Mark, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
A type of advance directive in which a person states that healthcare providers should not perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (restarting the heart) if his or her heart or breathing stops.
(DNR order, NCI Dictionary)
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