Dictionary Definition
directive adj : showing the way by conducting or
leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm
around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial
progress" [syn: directing, directional, guiding] n : a pronouncement
encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us
directives"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Noun
- An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
- An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
- In European Union law, a directive is a form of legislative act addressed to the Member States. The directive binds the Member State to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
Translations
An instruction or guideline that indicates how
to perform an action or reach a goal
- Finnish: toimintaohje, ohje, direktiivi
- German: Richtlinie
- Serbian: smernica
An authoritative decision from an official body,
which may or may not have binding force
a form of legislative act addressed to the EU
Member States
- Finnish: direktiivi
- German: Richtlinie
Adjective
- that directs
Translations
French
Adjective
directive- feminine form of directif
Noun
fr-noun f- directive, general instructions, guideline
Extensive Definition
Directive may refer to:
- European Union directive, a legislative act of the European Union
- Directive (poem), a highly-acclaimed poem by Robert Frost
- Directives, used by United States Government agencies (particularly the Department of Defense) to convey policies, responsibilities, and procedures.
- A directive in a computer program or associated with compiling a program.
- Samus sends an emergency directive in the Main Theme (Metroid) song on Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
directive in French: Directive
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
actuating, admonitory, advisory, aimable, aimed, animating, causal, causative, cautionary, chief, commanding, communication, compelling, consultative, consultatory, controlling, decree, decretal, decretive, decretory, dictating, didactic, directed, directing, direction, directional, directorial, directory, dirigible, driving, edict, exhortative, exhortatory, expostulative, expostulatory, general
orders, governing,
guidable, guiding, head, hortative, hortatory, impelling, imperative, impulsive, inducive, instruction, instructive, jussive, leadable, leading, managerial, managing, mandating, memo, monitorial, monitory, moralistic, motivating, motivational, motive, moving, notice, obligating, on the mark, on
the nose, peremptory,
pointable, preachy, precept, preceptive, prescript, prescription, prescriptive, pressing, recommendatory, regulating, regulation, regulative, regulatory, remonstrant, remonstrative, remonstratory, rule, ruling, sententious, steerable, trainable, ukase, urgent, warning, well-aimed,
well-directed, word