n.

An order or instruction, especially one issued by a central authority.

adj.

Serving to direct, indicate, or guide.

noun

An authoritative indication to be obeyed: behest, bidding, charge, command, commandment, dictate, direction, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word. See over/under, words.

n

Definition: command, instruction
Antonyms: answer

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n. an official or authoritative instruction: moral and ethical directives.

adj. involving the management or guidance of operations: he is seeking a directive role in defense policy.

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(DOD, NATO) 1. A military communication in which policy is established or a specific action is ordered. 2. A plan issued with a view to putting it into effect when so directed, or in the event that a stated contingency arises. 3. Broadly speaking, any communication which initiates or governs action, conduct, or procedure.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - direktiv, instruks
adj. - retningsangivende

Nederlands (Dutch)
richtlijn, instructie, leidinggevend, richtinggevend

Français (French)
n. - directive, instruction
adj. - d'instruction, de directive

Deutsch (German)
n. - Weisung, Richtlinie
adj. - lenkend, leitend, lenkbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατευθυντήρια οδηγία (κν. ντιρεκτίβα)

Italiano (Italian)
direttiva

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diretriz (f)

Русский (Russian)
директива

Español (Spanish)
n. - directiva
adj. - directiva

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - direktiv

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
指令, 指导的, 管理的, 指挥的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 指令
adj. - 指導的, 管理的, 指揮的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지시
adj. - 지휘하는, 지향 방식의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 指示する, 指導的な
n. - 指令

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تعليمات أو توجيهات رسميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הנחיה, הוראות, מדריך, מנחה‬
adj. - ‮מנחה, קובע כיוון‬

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