Meaning

5 senses
  1. An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

    Richtlinie

    директи́ваdirektíva, указа́ниеukazánije

    директи́ваdyrektýva, указі́вкаukazívka

  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.

    Anweisung, Anordnung, Befehl

    директи́ваdirektíva, ука́зukáz

  4. (European Union)A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.

    Richtlinie

    директи́ваdirektíva

  5. The directive case.

More definitions
  • a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity

Examples

8 sentences
  1. His prime directive is to waste my time.

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  2. Do you have an advance directive or living will?

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  3. All airworthiness directives must be complied with for an aircraft to remain airworthy.

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  4. I expect the board to issue a new directive that cancels the old one.

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  5. They executed the directive.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
instruction or guideline:
Русский
By meaning 2
instruction or guideline:
authoritative decision:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
instruction or guideline:
authoritative decision:

Origin

From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of t

From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective).

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