directive
noun
[ dɪˈrɛktɪv ]
• an official or authoritative instruction.
• "a new EC directive"
Similar:
instruction,
direction,
command,
order,
charge,
injunction,
enjoinment,
prescription,
demand,
rule,
ruling,
regulation,
law,
dictate,
decree,
dictum,
edict,
notice,
ordinance,
mandate,
fiat,
diktat,
directive
adjective
• involving the management or guidance of operations.
• "the authority is seeking a directive role in energy policy"
Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from medieval Latin directivus, from direct- ‘guided, put straight’, from the verb dirigere (see direct).
