directive
adjective
directives
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pluralof directive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Warren suggested that Venturella’s recusal related to “particular matters” involving Geo Group would allow him to still play a role in developing policies, directives and guidances that could present a conflict of interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"We give site owners clear controls to decide whether pages can be crawled or indexed, and we always respect those directives."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Make sure to update your beneficiary designations, powers of attorney, healthcare directives and will.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Institutional judgment becomes meaningless when operational directives can be rewritten on a whim overnight.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
He had apparently been repeating these strange directives for some time, and Zeitoun had only begun to hear them.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
