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as in instructions
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
the company president regularly issues directives intended for all staff members
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as in decrees
an order publicly issued by an authority
a directive issued by the archbishop that is to be read during Sunday services at every parish
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as in memorandums
a written communication giving information or directions
a growing stack of unread directives from the company's senior vice president
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Recent Examples of directives
The office also handles business registrations, oversees the state archives and runs a potpourri of other state programs, like commissioning notaries public and maintaining a registry for advance care directives.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Bass has previously announced directives regarding strategic LAPD deployment, including in March after a brawl broke out in connection to a street takeover near upscale apartments in downtown.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
If demand rises faster than infrastructure can be approved and built, reliability erodes, reserve margins thin, queues lengthen, delays compound, costs rise, and strategic directives become harder to realize.
—Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Angola’s Portuguese colonizers were emboldened by 15th-century directives from the Vatican that authorized them to enslave non-Christians.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Artist Davide Balula had three performers, clad in black and white, dancing in slow motion, apparently carrying out directives for how to arrange themselves that appeared on a screen, as if in a high-concept version of the old Milton Bradley game Twister.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Afterward, Moore issued three directives clarifying that state and local agencies may still cooperate with ICE on criminal matters and immigration detainers.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
Other universities have emphasized the need to comply with state directives.
—Anindya Kundu, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The document also includes directives to begin the privatization of TSA’s airport screeners by requiring small airports to enroll in the Screening Partnership Program.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Bass has previously announced directives regarding strategic LAPD deployment, including in March after a brawl broke out in connection to a street takeover near upscale apartments in downtown.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
If demand rises faster than infrastructure can be approved and built, reliability erodes, reserve margins thin, queues lengthen, delays compound, costs rise, and strategic directives become harder to realize.
—Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Angola’s Portuguese colonizers were emboldened by 15th-century directives from the Vatican that authorized them to enslave non-Christians.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Artist Davide Balula had three performers, clad in black and white, dancing in slow motion, apparently carrying out directives for how to arrange themselves that appeared on a screen, as if in a high-concept version of the old Milton Bradley game Twister.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Afterward, Moore issued three directives clarifying that state and local agencies may still cooperate with ICE on criminal matters and immigration detainers.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
Other universities have emphasized the need to comply with state directives.
—Anindya Kundu, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The document also includes directives to begin the privatization of TSA’s airport screeners by requiring small airports to enroll in the Screening Partnership Program.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directives
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The rest was sent to other organizations and individuals based on McCrory’s instructions.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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If the user followed the instructions, including entering a PIN or scanning a QR code, their Signal accounts were linked to an external device controlled by the hackers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Under Díaz-Canel, the Cuban government has passed several laws and decrees to punish the sharing of opposition views, including on social media.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the president governs by executive orders, emergency decrees, and extortionate transactions, using his power to reward his friends and punish his enemies.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The city has signed memorandums of understanding with other law enforcement entities in accordance with California laws to share information, Cortez said.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sheriff's offices in Laurel, McCracken and Pendleton counties, along with police departments in Hickman, Falmouth and Winchester signed memorandums of agreement with ICE in the first month of the year.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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While many edicts are necessary to protect public safety, many more are redundant, wasteful and anti-competitive, piling on unnecessary costs and stymieing innovation.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Like most of her peers, Agnes follows her country’s various repressive edicts directed toward young women.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Kraut said, discussing the lack of Supreme Court rulings on key Second Amendment issues.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Certain scorers stick to the official rulings on hits and errors; others make their own calls.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Duffy and many of his neighbors got eviction notices when a large company purchased their apartment complex late last year.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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The posts were hit with copyright notices, but the film already has gone viral, with other users sharing it.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On April 7, emergency suspension orders from state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo came down on Tampa psychiatrist Quamrul Chowdhury; family medicine doctor Malek Hussein, and Delray Beach’s Milan Patel.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Commission issues between 700 and 1,000 decisions, notices of consultation, regulatory policies, reports, and orders every year.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Playoff series are the epitome of small sample sizes, which is why making sport-changing decisions based on those outcomes makes little sense.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Take a pause before making decisions.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Directives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directives. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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