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directive

/dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables

Directive means: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on.

Synonyms for directive4

adjective, as in showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

What does directive mean?2

adjective

1

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on“felt his mother's directing arm around him”

noun

1

a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity“the boss loves to send us directives”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with directive?19

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Directive in a sentence

  • I expect the board to issue a new directive that cancels the old one.AlanF_US
  • His prime directive is to waste my time.Eccles17
  • Do you have an advance directive or living will?shekitten
  • All airworthiness directives must be complied with for an aircraft to remain airworthy.Lumi
  • That would break the Prime Directive.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of directive

as a noun

plural
directives