direction
noun
[ dɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n ]
• a course along which someone or something moves.
• "she set off in the opposite direction"
• the management or guidance of someone or something.
• "under his direction, the college has developed an international reputation"
Similar:
administration,
management,
supervision,
superintendence,
government,
regulation,
orchestration,
control,
command,
rule,
conduct,
handling,
running,
overseeing,
masterminding,
leadership,
guidance,
Origin:
late Middle English (in direction (sense 2)): from Latin directio(n- ), from the verb dirigere (see direct).
sense of direction
• a person's ability to know without explicit guidance the direction in which they are or should be moving.
