directive
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An advance healthcare directive informs your doctors about what actions you want them to take if you are no longer able to make those decisions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Most upsetting, though, was the directive that he and other industry operations investigators received in late summer to start spending at least six hours per week on immigration-related work.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
So far, the primary directive is to find someone who can focus on priorities such as higher pay, more stable jobs, reducing poverty and promoting racial equity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Several other leading players - including men's world number one Jannik Sinner and four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek - also followed the 'work-to-rule' directive in Friday's pre-tournament media day.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Like most advice on style that is couched as a commandment rather than an explanation, the flat directive to avoid negations is almost useless.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing directive
"When Do Kids Become Adults?" by Laurence Steinberg, et al.
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