1
as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
the company president regularly issues directives intended for all staff members
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2
as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
a directive issued by the archbishop that is to be read during Sunday services at every parish
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3
as in memorandum
a written communication giving information or directions
a growing stack of unread directives from the company's senior vice president
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Recent Examples of directive
The changes will go into effect within 30 days of the directive's publication.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Assigning a new study to an interim committee would require a directive from Senate Majority Leader David Hogue, chair of the Legislative Management Committee.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
The new directive created a landing zone between the end zone and the 20-yard line.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The executive directive and standing order were informed by recommendations from several scientific agencies, including the AAP and the Vaccine Integrity Project at the University of Minnesota, according to a press release.
—Connor Greene, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Assigning a new study to an interim committee would require a directive from Senate Majority Leader David Hogue, chair of the Legislative Management Committee.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
The new directive created a landing zone between the end zone and the 20-yard line.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The executive directive and standing order were informed by recommendations from several scientific agencies, including the AAP and the Vaccine Integrity Project at the University of Minnesota, according to a press release.
—Connor Greene, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directive
Noun
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Ticket holders who wish to seek refunds following the lineup change will receive instructions via email from Ticketmaster, per organizers.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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But in August, Putin signed a decree abolishing two presidential departments Kozak supervised, likely in preparation for his departure, the ISW said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Li, president of NCSIST, added that the institute will sign two contracts and four memorandums of understanding with six US and Canadian companies during the three-day defense trade show.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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This new policy from the Department of Health and Human Services follows a presidential memorandum requiring federal employees to return to in-person work.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The edict is also risky, potentially giving viewers the sense that Brennan is less able to question or challenge her guests — one of the main elements of TV’s Sunday political shows that bring viewers to them in the first place.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.—
Elise Blanchard,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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The federal appeals court in San Francisco refused to put on hold Chen's ruling while the case continues.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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That ruling put Citgo squarely in the crosshairs.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The notice posted on the website does make clear that there is currently a review about content underway.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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New York mandates such notice, yet fluoridation in Buffalo lapsed for years before it was widely known.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this season, Altuve asked Espada to move Peña to the top of the batting order.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Because their oath was to protect the Constitution of the United States and to protect the rule of order in this country and the rule of law.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The basis of his decision, Greenfield said, was a long-running dispute with Unilever over the company's ability to pursue social justice and activist causes that were important to the founders.—
Hugh Cameron
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Directive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directive. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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