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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

directive Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • transpose: All member states should have transposed the directive into national law by July 2005.
  • implement: Implement general directives from the Keeper in matters relating to local records or archives.
  • propose: The consultation period for a proposed directive ended last December.
  • amend: The text will amend the existing Eurovignette Directive on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructure in the EU.
  • revise: The European Commission is in the process of revising the 8 th Directive on Company Law.
  • adopt: The longer process of adopting a directive could take up to three years.

Adjective modifier

  • European: Without the European directive, we would not have had a morning break at all.
  • presidential: Such functions shall be in addition to those assigned to the Director by law, Executive Order, or Presidential directive.
  • controversial: THE managing director of a historic Liverpool organ building business says he is prepared to go to jail over a controversial new European directive.

Modifies a noun

  • syntax: AllowCONNECT directive Syntax: AllowCONNECT port [ port ] .. .
  • 94/62/ec: Is the UK system capable of meeting the targets in the proposed amendments to Directive 94/62/EC?
  • 92/51/eec: Directive 92/51/EEC covers those professions regulated below degree level.
  • 91/414/eec: Directive 91/414/EEC controls the authorisation of ' plant protection products ' , the EC term for pesticides used to protect plants and plant produce.
  • 98/44/ec: Following an earlier notice ( pdf file 31Kb ) on 21 January 2002 about the implementation of Article 12 of Directive 98/44/EC.

Noun used with modifier

  • compiler: Unusual features: Fortran-77 IBM INCLUDE compiler directive is used.
  • preprocessor: Use the preprocessor directives to temporarily ` comment out ' blocks of code.
  • draft: What does the draft Directive propose in order to address such problems?
  • Landfill: The EU Landfill directive aims to divert wastes from landfills and will also influence the increase in the number of incinerators.
  • assembler: That is, the instructions and assembler directives all conform to the standard required by the assembler.
  • EEC: Mr Heywood said that he was unaware of the EEC directive on burning solid fuels.