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directive
[dih-rek-tiv, dahy-]
adjective
a directive board.
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
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
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- self-directive adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of directive1
Example Sentences
Homeland Security issued a directive rescinding a Biden-era policy that protected such areas as churches and schools from immigration raids.
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".
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.
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.
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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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- decreeÌý
- edictÌý
- injunctionÌý
- mandateÌý
- memoÌý
- memorandumÌý
- messageÌý
- noticeÌý
- orderÌý
- regulationÌý
- rulingÌý
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