directories

noun

plural of directory
as in codes
a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct

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Recent Examples of directories Start with referrals, direct research, and credentialed directories. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Many users found pages through Yahoo-style directories, bookmarks, newsgroups, email signatures, and links from site to site because the web was still small enough that human organization could compete with machine indexing. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Inside The Shops at North Bridge, the upgrades will include improved lighting, new signage and wayfinding, new digital directories, new floors and finishes, and better sightlines. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, or educational or scientific directories. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories, or platforms for the development and sharing of open-source software. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Some places, including North Carolina, Texas and Florida, maintain directories of private schools that name each school’s main contact. — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Early American coffeehouses would commonly have city business directories, libraries of newspapers and currency exchange information. — James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directories
  1. codes
  2. statutes
  3. rules
  4. regulations
  5. bylaws
  6. ground rules
  7. ordinances
  8. laws
Noun
  • But the number of deaths has fallen thanks to improved forecasting, early-warning systems, and building codes.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • To make something cool involves an uncool process of zoning permits, building codes, and cash withdrawals.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of codes
Noun
  • This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the court's ruling, and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the Court’s ruling, and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of statutes
Noun
  • The question for several speakers was not necessarily whether data centers should exist in Marietta, but what rules should govern them.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • New federal rules are creating issues for states The federal rules in question were first proposed last year and were finalized in May.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • In neighboring New Jersey, new regulations require e-bike riders to be at least 15 and obtain a license and vehicle registration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • What happens there remains to be seen but, even if the EFL sees off that legal threat, this is far from the end of the organisation’s work on financial regulations — especially in the bottom two divisions.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulations
Noun
  • The board’s bylaws call for three committees focused on student success, operations and finance, but none has been formally established.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Beard is fashioning a Ted out of paper clips when Roy comes to release him for violating the comportment bylaws.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bylaws
Noun
  • To control the dangerous unfettered use of magic, an oversight council established ground rules on what is considered forbidden magic and the knowledge of its existence.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • New York state set a one-year pause on building AI data centers to establish some ground rules.
    — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 23 July 2026
Definition of ground rules
Noun
  • However, the whole reason advocates wanted tighter zoning ordinances was to prevent vacation homes and short-term rentals from popping up everywhere.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Her office maintains city code functions and publishes ordinances and resolutions retained as official records in the city’s municipal library, according to the city clerk’s office.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordinances
Noun
  • Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has repeatedly said the administration is working to establish conditions under which girls and women can attend classrooms or university campuses in line with Islamic Sharia laws.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With the inconspicuous glasses, however, that assumption becomes much harder to make—meaning privacy and consent laws can potentially be invoked.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of laws

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