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directive

[dih-rek-tiv, dahy-]

adjective

  1. serving to direct; directing.

    a directive board.

  2. Psychology.Ìýpertaining 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

  1. an authoritative instruction or direction; specific order.

    a new directive by the president on foreign aid.

directive

/ daɪ-, dɪˈrɛktɪv /

noun

  1. an instruction; order

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. tending to direct; directing

  2. indicating direction

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • self-directive adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of directive1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word »åÄ«°ùŧ³¦³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ. See direct, -ive
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Homeland Security issued a directive rescinding a Biden-era policy that protected such areas as churches and schools from immigration raids.

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Under the new directive, beachgoers and visitors to public pools must wear "more modest swimwear", specifying "the burkini or swimming clothes that cover more of the body".

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Miller’s directive seems to have led to the immigration sweeps in Los Angeles on Friday when ICE agents arrived at a Home Depot driving a white van.

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The “pre-enforcement†lawsuit was filed “in anticipation of imminent legal retaliation against California’s school systems†for not complying with the agency’s directive by its Monday deadline, said California Atty.

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To quell the growing unrest, Trump issued a directive under a rarely used federal law that allows the president to federalise National Guard troops under certain circumstances.

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