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directive definition

di·rec·tive (də rek′tiv; also dī-)

adjective

  1. directing; tending or intended to direct
  2. indicating direction

noun

a general instruction or order issued authoritatively

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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