Definition of directive
1 : serving or intended to guide, govern, or influence a directive method
2 : serving to point direction; specifically : directional 1b directive microphones
3 psychology : of or relating to psychotherapy or counseling in which the counselor introduces information, content, or attitudes not previously expressed by the client
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Garcetti signed a directive two weeks ago prohibiting all city employees from using public resources to aide federal civil immigration actions.
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Origin and Etymology of directive
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Examples of directive in a Sentence
They received a written directive instructing them to develop new security measures.
the company president regularly issues directives intended for all staff members
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There has been a bewildering array of directives and pilot programmes since then but little real progress.
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Rubio said in June after the policy directive was released.
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The directive came a day before U.S. District Judge James Robart is to hold a status hearing on a five-year-old consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department requiring the Police Department to adopt reforms to rectify the use of excessive force.
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The directive is of particular importance to Catholics with celiac disease, who may become severely ill after eating even small amounts of gluten.
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There have been no clear directives from state legislators on the issue, either, Simpson said.
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According to Politico, she's delayed borrower defense directives that safeguard defrauded students who take out loans and are cheated by their schools.
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No formal action on the request is expected until the Aug. 22 regular meeting of the board, when it can be placed on the agenda, barring any directive from board members on how to proceed.
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Signing such a directive in a room honoring more than 3,500 Medal of Honor awardees, a full 20 percent of them born on foreign shores, was an odd choice.
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Origin and Etymology of directive
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DIRECTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of directive for English Language Learners
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: an official order or instruction
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playMedical Definition of directive
: of or relating to psychotherapy in which the therapist introduces information, content, or attitudes not previously expressed by the client
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