directive

3 definitions • 6 examples

an official instruction:

issue a directive The boss issued a directive about not using the fax machine.

directive about He could not recall seeing any directives about the redundancies.

an official instruction or order:

A federal directive forbids fund-raising in government offices.

an official order or instruction:

the latest European directive on working hours

a directive to do sth Under a directive to cut utility costs, one office building has installed skylights in conference rooms to reduce the need for artificial light.

The new e-commerce directive should lay out better guidelines about when exactly an online contract is formed.