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/dərˈɛktɪv/ /dɪrˈɛktɪv/ /daɪrˈɛktɪv/ Listen

Directive

noun

A pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity.

adjective

Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on. Synonyms: directing, directional, guiding. "The directional role of science on industrial progress"

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... seen to extend beyond the mere compilation of a Register of Teachers and to include constant co-operation with those engaged in educational administration. In view of the desire which is now generally expressed for a closer union between the directive and executive elements in all branches of industry it is safe to assume that the Teachers' Council will grow steadily in importance, especially if it is seen to have ...

— Cambridge Essays on Education • Various

... /vt./ To prevent a section of code from being compiled by surrounding it with a conditional-compilation directive whose condition is always false. The {canonical} examples of these directives are 'if 0' (or 'ifdef notdef', though some find the latter {bletcherous}) and 'endif' in C. ...

— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0

... sought causes of these results. Here we have involved increased knowledge as a basis of human action and the use of that knowledge through discriminating intelligence. The intellect thus represents the selective and directive process in the use of knowledge. Hence, intelligent behavior of the individual or of the group comes only after accumulated knowledge based on experience. The process of trial and error thus gives rise to reflective ...

— History of Human Society • Frank W. Blackmar

... time that a marked improvement was noted in the compass. Ever since the first approach to Adelie Land it had been found unreliable, for, on account of the proximity to the magnetic pole, the directive force of the needle was so slight that very large local variations ...

— The Home of the Blizzard • Douglas Mawson

... had spoken with an imploring gentleness and humility, yet nevertheless with a tender confidence which did not escape the listener. And again a sudden terror seized on Marcia—as though behind the lover, she perceived something priestly, directive, compelling—something that threatened her very ...

— The Coryston Family • Mrs. Humphry Ward

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