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                    as in instructions
                                                
              
          
                                                      a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned                                       
              
                             a secretary of defense who was fond of issuing harshly worded imperatives                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in obligations
                                                
              
          
                                                      something one must do because of prior agreement                                       
              
                             although he had little taste for the social imperatives that come with being governor, he put on a brave face                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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