directive
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv//
- United Kingdom//dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv//
- Canada//dəˈɹɛk.tɪv//
- Canada//dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv//
- Canada//daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv//
That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
adjective
- 1
That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
A directive management style is stronger among owners with 'lifestyle' as a business objective than among those with business/economic objectives.
- 2
Relating to the directive case.
Etymology
From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective).
noun
- 1
An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
- 2
A construct in source code that indicates how it should be processed but is not necessarily part of the program to be run.
- 3
An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
- 4
A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
- 5
The directive case.
Forms
- plural
- directives
directive · That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
directly · In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.director · One who directs; the person in charge of managing a…directory · A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people…